Renowned Montenegrin national player arrested with weapons and 126 bullets at border

Renowned Montenegrin football player Simon Vukchev has been arrested in Serbia after trying to leave the country with a gun without permission.

Vukchev, who ended his football career in 2018, was arrested at the Gostun border crossing trying to leave Serbia.

In his car a pistol and 126 bullets were found, and because of allegedly committing criminal acts under the Law for Weapons, Vukchev was awarded a month of detention.

Vukcevic grew up in Belgrade's Partizan, whose fantel she wore from 2003 to 2006. He then played for Saturn, Sportsing Lisbon, Blackburn, Carpathy, Vojvodina, Levadikos, and in 2015 he had to move to Sarajevo, but the transfer failed at the last minute.

Instead of Kosteva, he went to Cypriot Enosis, later to Chaves, and ended his career in 2018 with Buduʹnosti from Podgorica.

He played for two national teams. He has worn the fanele of Serbia and Montenegro in 2004 and 2005 for five matches, while then making 45 presentations for Montenegro's national with 2 goals scored.