On September 28, 2026, the Department for the Suppression of Organized and Serious Crime, in collaboration with the Agency for National Security, the Department for Special Police Operations, and the Skopje Police Department, under the guidance of a competent public prosecutor from the Basic Public Prosecutor's Office for the Prosecution of Organized Crime and Corruption, conducted a coordinated police operation that dismantled an organized criminal group from Skopje involved in committing crimes related to terrorism and illegal arms trafficking.
Acting on search warrants for homes and other premises issued by a preliminary procedure judge, searches were carried out at six individuals across a total of 12 locations in the Skopje area, resulting in the detention of five individuals. During the executed searches, automatic rifles, rifle magazines, a sniper rifle, a sniper rifle magazine, handguns, ammunition of various calibers, tactical vests, radio communications, an official flag of the terrorist organization ISIS, a significant quantity of electronic devices, mobile phones, as well as a substantial amount of cash in both denars and foreign currency were found and seized.
During the searches, unauthorized use of electricity was also identified, for which additional measures and actions are being taken in accordance with legal authorities.
K.I. (34) in 2023 began operating within a criminal organization – a branch based on the ideological framework of the terrorist organization ISIS, with the aim of committing criminal acts on the territory of our state. As a member of the terrorist organization ISIS, he indoctrinated young individuals to fulfill the goals of the terrorist organization ISIS, while also disseminating propaganda material with extreme and radical content and procuring and handling firearms. B.A. (24) and E.S. (30) together with K.I. formed a group in which they unlawfully possessed, brokered, and traded firearms and ammunition.
The Sector for the Fight Against Terrorism, Violent Extremism, and Radicalization within the Department for the Suppression of Organized and Serious Crime on September 29, 2026, submitted a criminal report to the Public Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime and Corruption against three individuals from Skopje, K.I. (34) for the committed criminal acts of "terrorism" (Article 394-b paragraph 5 in relation to paragraph 1) and the criminal act of "unauthorized manufacturing, possession, brokering, and trading in weapons or explosive materials" (Article 396 paragraph 5 in relation to paragraph 3 in relation to paragraph 6) of the Criminal Code, as well as against B.A. (24) and E.S. (30) for the committed criminal act of "unauthorized manufacturing, possession, brokering, and trading in weapons or explosive materials" (Article 396 paragraph 6 in relation to paragraph 1) of the Criminal Code.
