Petkoviqi after the police action in the North: I spoke to Lajcak, this is Kurt's next provocation.

This Serbian official said he has called the Special Envoy for Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue Miroslav Lajcak to inform him of the police action in the north.

While we are solving everything through dialogue, Kurti and others are trying to solve things with crises in order to invade the north of Kosovo, which is their option”, Petkovic said, Tanjug reported.

He also said that this “action is by Albin Kurti prior to election time”.

Kosovo police have announced that they have launched a police action at the country's level in the fight against smuggling of goods.

“Today in the early hours of the morning has begun the realisation of a police operation involving several different locations, including four Kosovo regions such as Pristina, Peja, Mitrovica South and North Mitrovica”, the Police report said.

All police actions are being carried out in co-ordination with competent prosecutors and courts, with the order of which checks and raids are under way at various locations such as residential, local business homes, cargo warehouses, etc.”.

Kosovo Customs and units of various police profiles, which are in favour and support of this police operation”, are also engaged in this police operation.

“as a result of intensive investigations and professional police and Kosovo Customs actions, goods and various evidence that serve as material evidence” have so far been seized.

Kosovo's “Police in co-operation and co-ordination with competent authorities will continue implementing its duties and responsibilities at the country level, with the aim of preventing criminal activities, preventing goods smuggling, and destroying criminal groups”.

Police and customs officials have also come to the aid of Kosovo Police elite units, which have been seen patrolling the streets of Bosniaks' neighbourhood.

Police have encountered resistance from Serbian citizens, who have gathered in the streets and are opposing the Kosovo Police action.