The Security Intelligence Agency together with forces of the Interior Ministry carried out an operation on the order of the Prosecutor’s Office in the southern city of Bujonavac, where Albanians are the largest ethnic group.

The suspect, taken into custody, was found in possession of a large amount of weapons, including 10 rifles, a suppressed precision rifle, one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of explosives, as well as a large quantity of ammunition.

According to media, the weapons were acquired through illegal channels for a later transport to Kosovo, hence the operation has stopped the chain of arms smuggling into the territory.

The suspect can be detained for up to 48 hours before being taken to the prosecutor’s office with a criminal report.

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