Mitrovica police seized a vehicle with Serbian license plates, had cameras and wiretaps

According to the Police's announcement, the vehicle was standing illegal in Kosovo and it was seized and it was “proceded” Customs.

“By 05.09.2025 on” Knjaz Milos”, Mitrovica North, Kosovo police have encountered a parked Skoda Octavia ash plated Serbia. Two professional cameras and GPRS equipment were mounted in this car. The vehicle in question has been seized and with attractive companies has been brought to the North Mitrovica Police Station, where, after verification into the KP system, it proved to have entered the Republic of Kosovo in 2022. Under the Law for Automediation 05 L-123, Article 41, the vehicle's position in the Republic of Kosovo more than three months is considered illegal, and the same has been prosecuted for further actions at Kosovo Customs, said the report.

Police said they have contacted the responsible “person”, which was introduced to the police station, and that it has stated that “vetura is “Narodna Banka Srbije” and that car was used earlier for the transport of money from Serbia to Kosovo”.

“During detailed control by police officials, two located cameras have been found in the vehicle, a DVR and a monitoring screen set against the Law on Protection of Personal Data and Privateity 06/L-082. For this reason, representatives of the Agency for Information and Privacy (AIP) have been invited to the scene, which confiscated the equipment for further legal procedures”, the report said.

Kosovo Police Remember Citizens That 1. Based on the Law on Personal Data Protection and Privateity 06/L-082, setting up cameras or registration equipment on vehicles or private spaces without authorization and without information to the public is prohibited and constitutes privacy violations. 2. Based on the Law for Automedias 05 L-123, Article 41, ownership and circulation of vehicles with foreign license plates on Kosovo territory is limited and allowed only in legally defined terms. Any vehicle exceeding these terms is considered illegal, and legal measures are taken against him, including the seizure and prosecution of Kosovo Customs”, the report further states.

Police have appealed to citizens who “respect legislation in power and avoid illegal acts. Any violation of the law will be punished with the first legal measures”.