Prishtina 8th of April 2022

Kosovo Police respectively the Border Department in the series of fulfilling its strategic objectives in prevention and combating crime, contraband and other inter-border criminal phenomenon, in cooperation with the Kosovo Customs conducted a police operation “Transporti 2” The intensive investigations have started in the end of the 2021 by the authorization from prosecution against several of kosovo citizens on the suspicion of having committed the criminal offense “illegal trade”

Today on 08.04.2022 in the Ferizaji and Mitrovica North region an operational plan was carried out where the Department of Border Police and Kosovo Customs have conducted a search in four locations (three in the Sterpce municipality and one in the municipality Mitrovica North) and have stopped, searched four vehicles suspected of being used for transporting, respectively illegal trade and contraband.

During the search in these four locations and in the stopped vehicles it was found a considerable amount of goods for trade (food, alcohol beverages, cigarettes ect.) the smuggled goods without respective documentation. In consultation with the State Prosecutor, the goods have been confiscated by Kosovo Customs and eleven kosovar male have been arrested on the suspicion of illegal trade and three vehicles have been seized.

Kosovo Police remains committed in realization of strategic objectives to prevent criminal activities , smuggling and other negative phenomenon.