Joint border security forces operating at the Bërnjak border point between Kosovo and Serbia intercepted a major influx of undeclared foreign currency on Monday evening, June 8, 2026.
According to an official communiqué issued by the Kosovo Police, border officers from the Bërnjak Border Police Station, working in close tactical coordination with the Kosovo Customs Administration, flagged a suspicious vehicle arriving from mainland Serbia for a secondary, deep-tier inspection.
The Secondary Line Inspection and Discovery
The vehicle, bearing official Serbian license plates, was operated by an ethnic Serb male and carried one passenger. Due to profiling red flags at the primary crossing point, border guards diverted the vehicle to the designated second-line inspection zone for an exhaustive physical search of the cabin, luggage, and occupants.
During the search of the passenger’s personal shoulder bag, officers discovered a large, undocumented stash of bundled cash consisting of mixed currencies.
[Bërnjak Border Cash Seizure Ledger]
• Euro Currency Found: €25,515.00
• Serbian Dinar (RSD) Found: €4,813.00 equivalent (approx. 564,000 RSD)
• Total Combined Value: €30,328.00
• Legal Status: Seized under anti-money laundering regulations
Tightened Restrictions and Legal Procedures
Under current Kosovo financial laws and anti-money laundering regulations, all travelers entering or leaving the territory of the Republic of Kosovo are legally mandated to declare any cash sums equal to or exceeding €10,000 (or its equivalent in foreign currencies) to customs officials. Failure to fill out a declaration form results in immediate asset freezing, heavy financial penalties, and potential criminal prosecution for illicit smuggling.
Following the discovery, the undeclared €30,328 was formally confiscated on-site. The Kosovo Police confirmed that all relevant procedural actions have been initiated, and the file, alongside the seized currency, has been handed over entirely to the Kosovo Customs investigative division for processing in accordance with active legislation.
The cash seizure comes amid heightened security checks at northern border gates, aimed at choking off the flow of illegal parallel financial networks and undocumented cash inflows into the region.
