Kosovo Police through a notification has given details about yesterday's action in the north of Mitrovica, where a drug laboratory was destroyed in Zvecan, an action which has continued today in the south of Mitrovica and Fushë Kosovë.

The police announced that yesterday four people were arrested, while in today's action five other suspects were arrested and over 56 kg of marijuana were seized.

As material evidence, the following evidence was confiscated:

- 56 kg and 81 gr of suspected narcotic substance of the type Marijuana,

- 3 Mercedes type cars (two with Albanian license plates, one with local license plates, all three with bunkers modified in the same way),

- 7 mobile phones,

- 10, 507 euros as well as some coins, Albanian lek and Serbian dinars.

Full police report:

The criminal group that operated in Albania and Kosovo is hit

Kosovo Police, in pursuit of strategic objectives in the fight against organized crime and all types of trafficking, after yesterday's operation conducted in Mitrovica North where four (4) people were arrested and a laboratory for cultivation of drug, a similar operation was carried out today in the early morning hours in the region of Mitrovica South and in Fushë Kosovë, which also resulted in the arrest of five (5) suspects and the confiscation of over fifty-six (56 kg) narcotic substances of marijuana type.

The police operation was carried out in cooperation and coordination with the competent prosecutors, where after the investigation, the suspects were identified who were suspected of trafficking narcotics, from Albania to Kosovo and then for destination outside Kosovo.

As a result of investigations and police actions, initially in the Uglar neighborhood of Fushë Kosovë, the first suspect (transporter) was identified (SB,) who was driving a Mercedes type vehicle, with which he was transporting the narcotic substance hidden in the modified bunker of the vehicle. .

Then, through the Vërmicë Border Crossing Point, the second suspect (BR) entered with his car, also of the Mercedes type, which continued in the direction of Mitrovica South where the third person (NM) was waiting for him, with whom continued to the house / garage of the suspect which was located in the village of Vaganica.

Based on the tactical plans of the DHTN police investigators and police units, they reacted by arresting the suspects in flagrante delicto, where during the control of the second and third vehicle which was in the garage, modified bunkers were also discovered. .

As a continuation of the control and search of vehicles (all three of the Mercedes type), two of them with Albanian license plates, one with local license plates and the search of the house, the fourth and fifth person were arrested, both with the initials (AM ,).

As material evidence, the following evidence was confiscated:

- (56 kg 81 gr) suspected narcotic substance of the type Marijuana,

- (3) Mercedes type vehicles (two with Albanian license plates, one with local license plates, all three with bunkers modified in the same way),

- (7) mobile phone,

- (10507) euros (ten thousand five hundred and seven euros) as well as some coins Lek of Albania and Denar of Serbia.

With the decision on detention of persons, the four suspects were assigned the measure of detention on suspicion based on involvement in the criminal offense "Unauthorized purchase, possession and sale of psychotropic and analogous narcotic substances", while the last suspect continues in due process .

Kosovo Police remains committed to fighting criminal groups without distinction and preventing crime of all kinds, in particular uncompromising fight against drug abusers and traffickers.

/ Telegraphy /