Automatic Rifle, Two Carbines Found in Leban Home
Police found an automatic rifle, two hunting carbines, a pistol and ammunition during a search of a man's home near Leban. He was held for 48 hours on an order from the Leban prosecutor's office.
Officers from the Interior Ministry (MUP) in Leskovac arrested a man from the area around Leban after a search of his home turned up a large quantity of weapons. The arrest was announced by the Leskovac Police Department.
The suspect is identified only as Z.S., from the Leban area. Sources differ on his age: one report puts him at 61, another lists his birth year as 1965. The case was initially announced as an arrest in Leskovac, though most available information indicates the operation itself took place in the area around Leban, where the suspect lives. The Leskovac Police Department has territorial jurisdiction over that area.
During the search of the house, police found an automatic rifle, two hunting carbines, a pistol and ammunition. According to the police statement, Z.S. had been keeping all of it without authorization, without a permit to possess weapons.
The suspect is charged with the criminal offense of illegal production, possession, carrying and trafficking of weapons and explosive materials. On an order from the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Leban, he was ordered held for up to 48 hours.
Once that period expires, Z.S. will be brought before the competent prosecutor along with a criminal complaint, and the prosecutor will decide on further proceedings, including any request for pretrial detention. Until then, under the legal qualification given in the statement, only grounds for suspicion exist in the case, not established guilt.
