From 2 to 4 October 2026, members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, through coordinated activities of the Working Team – Task Force, acted in 13 cases related to illicit drug trafficking in the areas covered by several Internal Affairs Sectors and Regional Centers for Border Affairs.
As part of the activities undertaken, multiple checks and searches of persons, vehicles, homes and other premises were conducted, during which a significant quantity of narcotic drugs was seized, while 20 persons were detained, including two foreign nationals – from Poland and the Czech Republic.
During the weekend, in the area covered by the Strumica Internal Affairs Sector, in one of the cases, police officers found and seized 59 marijuana plants weighing approximately 680 kilograms in total, while in another case, a large passenger suitcase filled with marijuana was found and seized. In the area covered by the Skopje Internal Affairs Sector, during searches at three locations used by one person, eight bags containing approximately 800 grams of marijuana were seized, and the person was detained.
In the area covered by the Veles Internal Affairs Sector, during a search of a home and a personal check, 29 smaller bags containing a total of 15 grams of cocaine, 14 grams of a brownish substance and approximately 5,000 euros were seized. As part of the activities of the Department for Suppression of Organized and Serious Crime, searches were conducted at four locations, during which two persons were detained, while approximately 200 grams of cocaine, 505 milliliters of hashish oil and 4.58 grams of marijuana were found and seized.
Appropriate criminal charges will be filed for the activities undertaken.
These are concrete results of the coordinated work of police officers in the field and a continuation of intensified action against persons and criminal structures involved in the production and illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs continues with intensified activities aimed at suppressing illicit drug trafficking and detecting persons involved in this type of crime.
