Increased police operations, 10 arrested for drug possession

The Ministry of the Interior of North Macedonia announced that during last night (24/25.06.2026), in several different areas of Skopje, officers from the Skopje SIV arrested Ç.J. (47), A.T. (19), E.R. (48), B.H. (27), D.A. (18), Zh.E. (48), E.E. (39) and D.D. (53), all residents of Skopje. According to the announcement, marijuana, a white powdery substance, a brown powdery substance, and bottles containing liquid were found and confiscated from them.

The Ministry of the Interior also reports that on 24.06.2026, at 15:25, in the City Park in Sveti Nikole, police officers from the External Affairs Office for Criminal Cases in Sveti Nikole detained D.N. (37) from Sveti Nikole, after marijuana was found and seized from him.

Also, on 24.06.2026, at 10:05, at the Tabanoc Border Crossing, at the entry point into the country, police arrested D.C. (31) from Serbia. During the inspection of a “Mercedes-Benz” vehicle in which she was a passenger, marijuana was found and seized in her bag. The Ministry of the Interior emphasizes that, after the cases are fully documented, the relevant filings will follow.