Kosovo Police units launching focused security sweeps in the northern municipality of Zubin Potok have uncovered a series of hidden weapons caches containing military-grade firearms, dynamic manufacturing machinery, tactical equipment, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
The successful recovery operations took place across three separate locations within the volatile border municipality, prompting regional anti-terror and organized crime detachments to open a comprehensive criminal investigation into the origin and intended destination of the military supplies.
The Tactical Breakdown: Where the Arms Were Stored
The coordinated police sweeps targeted rural assets and abandoned properties. In each location, tactical teams discovered that elements had carefully concealed combat weapons and ammunition within domestic and farming environments:
- Location One (Livestock Barn): Inside an operational barn used for storing livestock feed, officers uncovered a hidden compartment containing one firearm, five high-capacity long-gun magazines loaded with 151 cartridges, tactical illumination batteries, and various components of camouflaged military uniforms.
- Location Two (Farming Asset): In an adjacent agricultural building, tactical search teams successfully seized a second firearm along with 74 matching pistol rounds and an additional batch of 254 long-gun cartridges packed for rapid deployment.
- Location Three (Uninhabited Building): The most concerning discovery occurred inside an abandoned residence, where detectives seized a military-issue rifle equipped with its bayonet, 11 primary rifle rounds, 33 specialized long-gun cartridges, and custom ammunition manufacturing gear—including two shotgun shell reloading machines, approximately 200 grams of explosive black powder, and 2 kilograms of lead shot spheres.
Securing the Northern Sector
All discovered weaponry, explosive precursors, and tactical apparel were completely secured and transported to regional forensic laboratories for deep ballistic analysis, fingerprint lifting, and DNA tracking.
ZUBIN POTOK WEAPONS DISCOVERY
TACTICAL WEAPONS COMBAT AMMUNITION TACTICAL MATERIAL
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• 2 Confiscated Firearms • 438 Long-gun Rounds • Camouflage Uniforms
• 1 Combat Rifle & Bayonet • 74 Handgun Cartridges • 200g Explosive Powder
• 5 High-Capacity Mags • 11 Main Rifle Rounds • 2kg Lead Shot Spheres
The Kosovo Police confirmed that relevant investigative teams are executing aggressive intelligence leads to identify the property owners and clarify the underlying circumstances behind the illegal stockpiling. Security analysts point out that the discovery of raw explosive powder alongside specialized ammunition reloading machinery suggests a highly organized effort to maintain a self-sustaining tactical capability within the northern micro-region.
