Montenegrin border police detained a charter flight from Belgrade, locking down Tivat Airport after discovering a mass contingent of Serbian citizens—many with criminal records—allegedly deployed as an unauthorized, informal security detail for Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.
Elite Montenegrin police units have staged a dramatic lockdown at Tivat Airport, blocking a group of 90 Serbian nationals from entering the country. The coordinated enforcement action comes amid severe, state-level intelligence warnings of potential “hybrid warfare activity” aimed at destabilizing the high-security EU-Western Balkans Summit, which opens on Friday.
The massive contingent arrived early Wednesday morning on a charter flight originating from Belgrade. Border authorities immediately intercepted the aircraft on the tarmac, isolating the passengers and launching comprehensive screening operations.
According to high-level security sources speaking to Montenegrin daily Vijesti, the passengers categorically refused to cooperate with border agents or answer routine questions regarding the precise nature, logistics, or funding of their sudden visit.
Informal Security Grid Linked to Organized Crime
Montenegrin Police Directorate operational data reveals that a substantial portion of the 90 detained individuals possess extensive criminal histories and ties to nationalist organizations in Serbia.
According to state intelligence files, the group was explicitly tasked with forming an unvetted, parallel “informal security apparatus” to surround Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić during his attendance at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tivat.
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Tivat Airport Border Enforcement Log │
├───────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Inbound Vector │ Charter flight from Belgrade to Tivat. │
├───────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Manifest Profile │ 90 Serbian citizens; high concentration of │
│ │ individuals with active criminal records. │
├───────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Stated Objective │ Refused to declare; intelligence points to │
│ │ unauthorized, informal proxy guard for Vučić. │
├───────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Legal Outcome │ Formal denial of entry; immediate deportation │
│ │ order issued back to Belgrade. │
└───────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
The presence of a massive, uncoordinated paramilitary or criminal element on the eve of a summit hosting dozens of European heads of state triggered immediate red flags within Montenegro’s anti-terrorism grid.
Mass Deportation Ordered Under Enhanced Security Protocol
The Montenegrin Police Directorate released a comprehensive statement confirming the operation and clarifying that strict exclusion and restriction laws are being actively enforced:
“Montenegrin police are conducting extensive, continuous, and intensified counter-intelligence and security activities surrounding the EU-Western Balkans Summit. In this exact context, enhanced border controls were executed at Tivat Airport, during which a charter flight transporting approximately 90 citizens of the Republic of Serbia was isolated and placed under total police control.”
“These individuals are being subjected to detailed screenings, and we are validating the legal basis of their arrival. Comprehensive measures are being taken in total accordance with national security laws,” the police statement continued.
The Ministry of Interior confirmed that a formal denial of entry has been logged against the entire 90-person contingent. The aircraft has been ordered to remain parked on the tarmac under heavy police guard until the group can be processed and flown directly back to Belgrade on the earliest available return flight.
