 Croatian media has reported he was a regular guest at all receptions given by president Stjepan Mesić.Pukanić's Nacional was known for uncovering cigarette smuggling schemes involving, among others, a Swiss-based Serbian tycoon Stanko Subotić and the current Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milo Đukanović.Italian Prosecutor Giuseppe Scelsi said that Ivo Pukanić and the murdered Montenegrin journalist Duško Jovanović of "Dan", were among the most important witnesses in the investigation and that the Antimafia Commission will now have to archive the case.