Zubin Potok: Police Seize Five Firearms in Klecka Barn

Kosovo police said that on Saturday, October 31, they seized five firearms and ammunition from a barn in the village of Klecka in the municipality of Zubin Potok. So far no one has been arrested, and the state prosecutor has ordered a case opened.

The seizure was reported by the portal KoSSev and the Kosovo portal Kallxo, both citing the police statement. The search was carried out by the North Mitrovica Regional Police Directorate. According to its statement, police received tip-offs from citizens that weapons and other illegal items were being kept at a location in Zubin Potok municipality. Police units then searched the barn in Klecka, which is spelled Kleçkë in Albanian and appears as Klecke in some Serbian-language reports.

What exactly was seized in the barn?

According to the list in the police statement, officers seized:

• one hunting rifle
• one semi-automatic hunting rifle
• one automatic weapon
• one double-barreled hunting rifle
• one TT pistol with an empty magazine
• 33 rounds of ammunition for long guns
• one holster with a scope for a long gun
• two empty magazines for long guns

Four long guns and one pistol make five in total, a figure Kallxo also reports. The statement, as carried by both outlets, names no suspect. It also does not say who owns the barn, who kept the weapons there, or whether they had been registered with the authorities.

Why do the reported weapon counts differ?

Reports on the same seizure do not agree. The web address of the KoSSev article mentions eight weapons, while its headline says only that several pieces were found. The inventory in the body of that article lists five firearms, the same number as Kallxo. The available texts do not show where the figure of eight comes from, so this report goes by the inventory, the only place where the items are listed one by one.

What happens next, according to the police?

Police say the state prosecutor was informed of all actions taken. According to the statement, the prosecutor ordered a case opened over the criminal offense of “Unauthorized possession, control or holding of weapons.”

Police said no one has been arrested in connection with the case so far. The statement does not say whether anyone is being sought or when the proceedings might move forward, so the only firm facts for now are what police listed: five firearms, 33 rounds and equipment for a long gun, seized in a single barn near Zubin Potok.