Kosovo Police Attack in the North, Five Injured Policemen

In an effort to stop it, the truck driver has hit the police car for the second time, causing injuries to police officials and causing considerable material damage.

Viewing the high risk for the lives of police officials as well as other participants in traffic, police officials have taken necessary and proportional actions with the aim of stopping the risk, even using the official gun”, police report.

After all legal actions, police officials in the village of Lzyna have managed to stop the truck and have arrested the truck driver, the suspected A.D. (1990).

In connection with the case has been announced to the guardian prosecutor and, according to his order, the suspected person A.D. has been sent to the maintenance and the initiative of cases for the crossing of the Ilegal border, ʹconsuming with Mallraʹ, and APUum to the Official Person. Suspected Person W. R, (2002), the car driver is released in regular procedure while smuggled goods are handed over to Kosovo Customs for further procedure”, police report.

Unlegal and high-risk actions on the suspects have injured five police officials who have received medical treatment as well as damaged an official vehicle.

Full police announcement:

Kosovo police, the Department of Borders, respectively, in the continuation of the strategic objectives in preventing and combating crime, smuggling and other cross-border criminal phenomena, on the 1607.22th day of the evening, in the village of Jashanica, the Leposavisic municipality, while border police officials have noticed a truck suspected of smuggling goods, during the attempt to stop the same, police officials have been hampered by two civilian vehicles.

The units of the fast border police intervention in assistance to the Intelligence Unit, in an attempt to stop the truck that allegedly had smuggled merchandise, which was moving towards Mitrovice-Jirinje Magic, have made partial roadblocks on the road, with two police cars, with live lights on, with the aim of signaling over time, for the truck driver to stop. Kosovo police initially stopped a black car, unknown license plates, and its driver was allegedly communicating on the phone with the truck driver. The truck suspected at great speed has come towards cars and police officials, with the aim of hitting them, and with this case, the truck has hit an official police vehicle. Despite all signals to stop, including light batteries, the same has not implemented the legal order of police officials and has continued driving.

Police officials with the goal of preserving their lives and other participants in traffic, property maintenance, and enforcement have continued with the conveyance of the truck, signaling at all times with alarm and rotation, as well as with long lights of vehicle being banned, but the same has ignored the orders given and continued in the direction of Mitrovica magistrates, developing over time very high speed and risking all other participants in traffic.

In an effort to stop him, the truck driver has hit the police car for the second time, causing police officials injuries as well as causing considerable material damage.

Viewing the high risk to the lives of police officials as well as other participants in traffic, police officials have taken necessary and proportional actions with the aim of stopping the risk, even using the official weapon.

After all legal actions, police officials in the village of Lazzina have managed to stop the truck and have arrested the truck driver, the suspected person A.D. (1990).

At the scene, regional border police investigations unit, anti-terrorism unit, forensics unit, and Kosovo Customs have emerged. In connection with the case has been announced to the guardian prosecutor and, according to his order, the suspected person A.D. has been sent to the maintenance and the initiative of cases for the crossing of the Ilegal border, ʹconsuming with Mallraʹ, and APUum to the Official Person. Suspected Person W. R, (2002), the car driver is released in regular procedure while smuggled goods are handed over to Kosovo Customs for further procedure.

Unlegal and high-risk actions on the suspects have injured five police officials who have received medical treatment as well as damaged an official vehicle.

Kosovo police remain committed towards realising strategic goals to prevent criminal activities, smuggling and other negative phenomena.