The Kosovo Police have seized an assortment of weapons, ammunition, and various military items during security sweeps of two abandoned houses in the village of Potokmali, located in the northern municipality of Leposaviq.
The operations took place yesterday, June 29, 2026, within a 15-minute window of each other. The competent state prosecutor has been formally notified about both discoveries, and active investigations are underway to trace the origin of the weapons and determine the circumstances surrounding the caches.
Veton Elshani, the Deputy Director of the Kosovo Police for the Northern Region, confirmed the details of the two separate cases to Indeksonline:
Breakdown of the Seized Military Materiel
Case 1: First Abandoned Property
- Time of Raid: 15:30
- Items Recovered:
- One military-style jacket bearing Serbian state inscriptions
- One revolver equipped with a magazine and five rounds of ammunition
- Six ammunition clips containing 56 bullets
- One radio communication device with a power adapter
- A plastic box containing ammunition for hunting rifles, along with 22 hunting rifle primers and loose gunpowder components
- A tactical knife, a holster, and firearm maintenance oil
Case 2: Second Abandoned Property
- Time of Raid: 15:15
- Items Recovered:
- One long-barrel firearm
- Two ammunition clips containing 20 bullets
- Machinery specifically designed for reloading hunting rifle cartridges
- Two boxes filled with metallic pellets for hunting ammunition
Kosovo Police operations in the northern municipalities have consistently focused on neutralizing illicit arms caches and illegal military equipment to maintain regional security and public order.
