The Kosovo Police have carried out another successful operation in the country’s north, following information provided by local residents through ongoing cooperation and mutual trust between the police and the community.
Police officers from the North Mitrovica Regional Police Directorate received information during regular communication with citizens that weapons and other illegal items might be present at two locations in the municipality of Zubin Potok.
Following the information, police units promptly conducted searches at the suspected locations and seized the following items.
Case 1 – Paruce village, Zubin Potok
During a search of an unoccupied building used as a livestock barn, police found and seized:
- 141 rounds of ammunition for a long-barrelled firearm;
- 21 rounds of ammunition for a long-barrelled firearm in a magazine;
- 2 hunting rifle cartridges;
- 4 hand grenades;
- 1 hunting rifle barrel;
- 48 spent hunting rifle casings;
- 1 ammunition-reloading device;
- 4 boxes of gunpowder;
- Metal balls used for loading hunting cartridges;
- Cartridge primers and wads;
- 1 military gas mask;
- 1 military bayonet.
Case 2 – Ranqiq village, Zubin Potok
During a search of another unoccupied building, police found and seized:
- 1 handgun;
- 4 hand grenades;
- 2,056 rounds of ammunition of various calibres.
Police stated that no arrests had been made in connection with either case at this stage.
Explosive ordnance disposal units (IEOD) also attended the scene and safely removed the explosive devices in a controlled manner, according to the police statement.
All police actions were reported to the State Prosecutor, who instructed authorities to initiate cases concerning the criminal offence of “Unauthorised possession, control or ownership of weapons.”
The Kosovo Police thanked citizens for their cooperation and urged them to continue providing information that could help maintain public order and safety.
“Any information can be reported to the emergency number 192,” the statement concluded.
