The U.S. hit the crime heads in the North, Kurt rejoices and says together they will fight

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has welcomed the United States' decision to sanction the organised criminal group at the helm with Zvonko Veselinovic acting in northern Kosovo.

Kurti said today's decision by the United States of America confirms the legitimacy of Kosovo Police actions weeks ago in the northern municipality of Mitrovica against smugglers of illegal goods.

“responsible for the trafficking of goods, money, narcotics and weapons between Kosovo and Serbia, this group is the best evidence that crime in Kosovo's north is a daily reality that violates the legality of rights, freedom and citizens' goods. Today's decision by the United States confirms the legitimacy of Kosovo Police actions weeks ago in the northern municipality of Mitrovica against smugglers of illegal goods.

The links of interethnic co-operation of criminal groups and their transnational scope will be fought through the co-operation of officials of our institutions indiscriminately and international co-operation with our partners' allies”, Kurti wrote.

The prime minister said organised crime is a threat to national security. The Republic of Kosovo is of all its citizens. Republic of Kosovo government takes priority in fighting organised crime, corruption

Today, the US Treasury Department's Office for Foreign Property Control has targeted 16 individuals from 24 entities in several European states and the Northern Hemisphere, among them, Zvonko Veselinovic and his organised crime group as responsible for trafficking of goods, money, narcotics and arms between Kosovo and Serbia.