The North Mitrovica Regional Police Directorate has officially published photographic evidence highlighting a series of illegal weaponry, tactical provisions, and combat gear seized across three distinct micro-locations in the Zubin Potok municipality.
The security operations, which took place throughout Sunday, June 21, 2026, were directly initiated following highly specific intelligence tips provided by local residents. The civilian coordination marks a notable shift in community policing within the historically tense northern frontier.
Geographic Focus: Hidden Caches in Presek and Qeçevë
The targeted multi-site raid focused heavily on peripheral properties, identifying specific civilian infrastructure utilized as tactical weapon storehouses. Investigative units focused their operations on two distinct villages:
ZUBIN POTOK ANTI-CONTRABAND OPERATION
LOCATION 1 & 2: PRESEK VILLAGE LOCATION 3: QEÇEVË VILLAGE
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• Two separate agricultural barns. • One abandoned residential house.
• Yielded 2 M48 military rifles. • Yielded 1 M48 rifle & bayonet.
• Hundreds of 7.62mm cartridges. • Hand-loading ammunition devices.
• Camouflaged combat uniforms. • Raw powder & metallic shot pellets.
Following precise search orders, state prosecutors and field agents thoroughly combed through two livestock feeding structures located in the village of Presek, followed by a final night raid on an uninhabited residential building in the village of Qeçevë.
Inventory of Seized Illicit Arms & Ammunition
The definitive tactical inventory released by the state forensic unit confirms a concerted effort to maintain functional military equipment and ammunition supply chains in the area:
- Firearms: Three Yugoslavian-pattern M48 bolt-action military rifles (including one fixed combat bayonet asset).
- Ammunition Payload: Over 500 tactical cartridges, primarily high-velocity 7.62x54mm and 7.62x39mm rounds, packaged alongside five high-capacity long-gun magazines.
- Manufacturing Infrastructure: Two industrial hand-loading mechanical presses designed for manufacturing hunting and customized military cartridges.
- Chemical Components: 200 grams of weapon-grade explosive black powder paired with 2 kilograms of dense metallic lead shot spheres used as projectile filler.
- Logistical Supplies: Camouflaged tactical uniforms and high-intensity, multi-mode field illumination gear.
State Prosecutor Launches Investigation
The State Prosecutor has officially filed comprehensive criminal charges under the statutory heading of “Unauthorized Ownership, Control, or Possession of Weapons” within the Kosovo Criminal Code.
“At this stage of the ongoing investigation, no suspects have been placed under formal arrest. However, forensic analysis is moving quickly to extract trace evidence from the weapon components. We want to extend our profound gratitude to the local citizens who came forward; their proactive cooperation is vital for maintaining regional security.”
— North Mitrovica Regional Police Command Statement
The recovery of these field-ready assets comes amid heightened monitoring of security conditions in northern Kosovo. Experts suggest that the inclusion of chemical components and hand-loading equipment indicates that groups were actively trying to set up local, self-sufficient manufacturing loops to bypass border controls.
