12 minutes agoFollowing Djuric's arrest, Kosovo Customs with minimal access to northern borders
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Since 2011, when police Enver Zymber was killed in office during an action in the north, the Anti-Contrabanda Department cannot carry out the task in four northern municipalities. Anti-Contrabandan members go north only if they ask Kosovo police to avoid rising tensions on the part of Serbs, [...]
Anti-Contrabandan members go north only if they ask Kosovo police to avoid raising Serb tensions, KTV reports.
But even the cars with which all customs officials pass through these municipalities are armoured.
Gazmend Musliu, leader of the Anti-Contraband Unit, shows that the goods only catch it after smugglers put it inside Kosovo.
In addition to anti-muggling, even the control unit at the Jarinje and Brnjak border points reaches the workplace under police escort.
The leader of the shift at the border point at Jarinje shows that, unlike other border points, their working schedule is 24 hours.
The Serbian side's co-operation with the Kosovo side at these points is made through the Eulex office, the decision made during 2011, according to the Brussels agreement.
Under this agreement, both sides at the Jarinje and Brnjak point meet for discussion at least once a month. Now, two months of meetings have been suspended.
Customs Director for the Mitrovica Region Agim Nica says he does not know the reasons.
But KTV sources within the government have shown that meetings have been suspended as a result of the arrest of Kosovo office chief Marko Djuric.
Despite these difficulties, as a result of non-repression, Kosovo Customs says it is achieving results and preventing cases of smuggling goods from north to south.
