Montenegro border police seize 38 kg of marijuana at Cijevna, Tuzi
Around 06:00 on 8 August 2026 Podgorica border police searched a VW Golf in Cijevna and seized about 38 kg of marijuana in 35 packages; S.P. (37) from Tuzi was jailed on suspicion of smuggling the load from Albania, and prosecutors later ordered 72 hours’ detention.
🇲🇪 Cijevna, Tuzi · Montenegro
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 38 kg
Border police from Podgorica station and a mobile unit checked a VW Golf driven by S.P., 37, from
Tuzi in Cijevna at about six in the morning on 8 August 2026.[1][2] In the boot they found two
burlap sacks with 35 PVC packages holding about 38 kilogrammes of marijuana police suspect was
smuggled from Albania.[1][2]
Police detained S.P. on a prosecutor’s order for unauthorised production, possession and trafficking
in narcotics and temporarily seized the car.[1][2] The higher state prosecutor in Podgorica later
said he was held for 72 hours, alleging that he had agreed with two unknown people from Albania to
bring cannabis across the green border at night and load it into the parked Golf before the morning
search.[2]
Sources
- Cijevna — Zaplijenjeno 38 kilograma marihuane, uhapšeno jedno lice iz Tuzi. Government of Montenegro, 8 August 2026. In Serbian.
- Cijevna — Zaplijenjeno 38 kg marihuane, uhapšena jedna osoba. Vijesti, 8 August 2026. In Serbian.
Open questions the AI reported
- Prosecutors alleged two unidentified Albanian accomplices crossed the green border at night; they were not named or arrested in these reports.
- The higher state prosecutor gave gross weight as 37.8 kg while police rounded to about 38 kg.
