One man arrested in Nikšić as police seize marijuana in search
Police arrested 23-year-old A.L. in Nikšić after finding cocaine during a restaurant check, then seized several packages of marijuana from a residential and catering property used by people linked to organized-crime groups. He was brought to misdemeanor court on a drug-law charge as part of intensified police raids across Montenegro.
🇲🇪 Nikšić, Montenegro
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Police arrested 23-year-old A.L. in Nikšić after finding a small package of
cocaine on him during a check at a catering venue.[1][2][3][4] He was brought before a
Misdemeanor Court with a misdemeanor charge for violating Montenegro’s law on
the prevention of drug abuse.[5][2][3] Officers searched a residential and catering
property used by members of organized-crime groups and people of operational
interest.[5][2] Police seized several packages of marijuana and cocaine from A.L.
there, along with a metal drug crusher, a metal box, a knife and a metal baton.[5][2][3][4]
The search was part of intensified police checks and raids carried out across
Montenegro the previous night.[5][4] Officers from four regional security centers
carried out an operation aimed at organized-crime group members, their
associates and people of operational interest, as well as the venues where they
gathered.[5] Police checked 59 premises, including 53 catering establishments
and six betting shops and casinos, and raided 14 catering establishments.[5]
Police said activity related to the Nikšić case was ongoing.[5]
Photos and video
Police photo of a knife, sheath and small packets shown among items seized during the operation. Photo: UP Source: VijestiPolice photo of a baton and other metal items shown among property seized during the operation. Photo: UP Source: Vijesti
The incident date is inferred as 30 October from the description “the previous night” in a story published on 31 October; the precise start and end times are not stated.
The weight of the marijuana seized in Nikšić was not given.
The account says police activity related to the case was ongoing; no later court outcome is established here.
Vijesti's English and Montenegrin pages are parallel versions of one account; no independent report of this search is included.
The same overnight operation also involved separate marijuana findings in Podgorica and Budva, which are outside this Nikšić report.
Nikšić police arrested two people for marijuana possession and filed criminal complaints against two others over suspected trafficking and facilitating consumption. Misdemeanor cases were brought before the Misdemeanor Court in Podgorica's Nikšić Department, while the high-class vehicle one suspect drove was seized for checks.
Budva police arrested 23-year-old Ć.S. from Berane after finding about 650 grams of marijuana with cocaine, phones and cash in an apartment he used. He was held on suspicion of unauthorized drug production, possession and distribution and is to face prosecutors in Podgorica.
Ulcinj police arrested a 26-year-old Albanian man from Shkodra after seizing about 163 grams of marijuana from his jacket and a Mercedes in Vladimirske Krute. A 19-year-old companion was taken in for processing; A.Q. was held for the Podgorica prosecutor.
Police arrested a 31-year-old man from Bar, identified as N.D., on suspicion of drug production and supply in the Trnovo investigation. The August operation had uncovered about 13,100 cannabis plants and led to two arrests. Investigators said they were continuing to identify people involved in cultivation and distribution; further complaints followed in March 2026.
