Prishtina, 12th August 2021

Kosovo Police, anti-drug units from Pristina and Gjilan during an effective cooperation in their fight to prevent and combat the phenomenon of unauthorized possession and sale of narcotics, yesterday on 11.08.2021, have conducted a successful police operation where three (3) male suspects, citizens of Serbia, were arrested and over eleven kilograms (11kg) of suspected narcotic substance were found.

The anti-drug unit in Prishtina, after receiving information via operational routes that a sale and purchase of narcotics in the city of Gjilan will take place, have undertaken operational actions in the field where they managed to identify a Mercedes type vehicle with Serbian license plates (VR), e which was parked in a location.

Then another Golf car arrived, in which there were three (3) peorsons, and from this car a person sitting in the back got out and approached the suspected Mercedes car. Anti-drug officials took immediate action to identify and check the suspect (S.P.), a citizen of Serbia, and during the further search in the trunk of the Mercedes vehicle were found two large packages containing three wrapped black bags, where was suspected of having a substance suspected to be marijuana.

After checking the suspects and vehicles involved, in consultation with the competent prosecutor, Kosovo Police also searched the house of one of the suspects in Gjilan and during the search and control the following were found as material evidence:

One (1) revolver (C.Zastava, 9mm),

One (1) magazine (with 142 cartridges-9mm),

One (1) revolver (without inscription) and

Thirty-four (34-magnum cartridge, cal 44mm).

In consultation with the competent prosecutor, the three arrested suspects were taken into custody for further legal proceedings.