Another person arrested in Prizren over environmental degradation action

Police have said the last in custody could not initially be identified in the 4 June action. But after analyzing the evidence, he has been arrested and seized the means he allegedly committed criminal work.

“In the meantime, after analyzing the evidence and means of committing criminal acts, the same has been identified and arrested, as well as sequencing the means of carrying out the criminal work, a (1) truck and a (1) excavator”, reported at Prizren's Constitutional Prosecutor's announcement.

The last suspect, believed consistently from February 2025 to June 4th of 2025, in the Prizren region around the White Drini River, has acted contrary to the Mining Law and Minerals, polluting, degradation and environmental destruction, and has made great use of natural resources, explosive, elaborate and deparating sand and gravel.

With these actions, the same has committed criminal work “Nodity, degradation or destruction of environment” by Article 338 of KPRK. High - speed operations have also destroyed the river's flow from extracting sand and gravel from heavy machinery, leaving pits open, in places where a large number of people can move, with cʹrast has caused great danger to the body and life of people who can move to that territory. With these actions, the same has committed criminal work “The cause of the overall risk” by Article 356 of KPRK”, the announcement said.

He has been assigned a 48-hour ban.

During the 4 June action, 18 suspects were initially arrested. /Periscope/