Kosovo Police and US DEA partner in drug trafficking arrests
GAZETAEXPRESS
Wednesday, 28 June 2017 17:37 00
As a result of a 3-month investigation conducted by the Kosovo Police with cooperation of the U.S Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), have arrested ten people – 4 in Kosovo and 6 in New York, suspected of organised crime, Kosovo Police have announced.
"Following a 3-month investigation, the Kosovo Police Division Against Organised Crime, namely Directory of the Investigation on Trafficking in Narcotics, in cooperation with the U.S. DEA have carried out three police operations. The investigations have been conducted in close cooperation with the US officers simultaneously in both countries. Two operations have been carried out in Kosovo (Peja region) and one in New York,” it is stated in the press release issued by the KP.

According to the KP the first operation was carried out on 18 June 2017, whereas the second operation on 27 June 2017 in the town of Klina. “The operation ended with the arrest of four people in Kosovo and six other people in New York. The police have confiscated weapons and other material evidence,” it is stated in the press release.