Kosovo’s Special Prosecution Office and Kosovo Police have presented details of an operation targeting a suspected international organized criminal group, during which approximately 37 kilograms of suspected heroin were seized and five people were arrested.
At a press conference, officials displayed packages containing the suspected narcotic substance and outlined the operation, which was carried out in cooperation with the Kosovo Intelligence Agency (KIA).
According to information previously released by Interior Minister Xhelal Sveçla, the seized drugs were divided into 62 packages and had an estimated street value of more than half a million euros.
Five individuals were arrested on suspicion of involvement in an organized criminal group and the unauthorized purchase, possession, distribution and sale of narcotics.
The operation was conducted through cooperation between Kosovo Police, the Special Prosecution Office and the Kosovo Intelligence Agency.
The investigation is ongoing, while the suspects are presumed innocent unless proven guilty by a final court ruling.
