Kosovo police involved in arms smuggling towards southern Serbia

Veljovic said tha his ministry had certain information on one person suspected of planting Tuesday's bomb in Presevo.

Commenting on the operation to seize weaponry and explosive devices, he said that he was concerned by the fact that active members of the Kosovo police were involved in those activities.

"What's concerning and what the police control to some extent suggests that intensive transfer of weaponry from the territory of Kosovo into Serbia was taking place, and that into Presevo and Bujanovac. We've acquired footage that clearly shows the illegal trafficking of arms, primarily in the region of Gnjilane. That shows the intentions of these people, or rather terrorist groups," said the police chief.
 

The Serbian Ministry of Interior would be submitting the footage to EULEX, Veljovic said, where the smuggling of arms from Kosovo into southern parts of central Serbia could be seen. He said that despite the two attacks on police, the situation in the Ground Safety Zone (GSZ) was still stable.

"The police certainly have information concerning the possible perpetrators of these deeds, but until we're sure, we won't be making it public. The fact is that the analysis of the explosive device itself will give us certain leads in the investigation, and, in that context, should help us find the perpetrators. What is important is that we'll continue certain operations for the good of the people in the GSZ, primarily in Bujanovac and Presevo," he said.

At the start of the week, the ministry's officers launched an operation to cut off channels of illegal arms smuggling by Albanian terrorist groups, during which they arrested Mehmeti Cenan from Miratovac, while a large cache of weaponry and explosive devices was discovered in the family home of Ibisi Ljuljzim, a member of the so-called Gnjilane Group.