66 kg marijuana seized at Sukobin border as two flee to Albania
Montenegro's Border Police seized about 66 kg of skunk marijuana in 119 packages near Sukobin village in Ulcinj. Two suspected carriers fled toward Albania and remained sought, with prosecutors in Podgorica notified.
Montenegro’s Border Police seized66 kilograms of skunk marijuana in the area of
the village of Sukobin in Ulcinj after two suspected carriers fled toward
Albania and abandoned their bags when they saw police teams.[1][2]The Albanian
police were searching for the two fugitives after the incident.[1][2]
Police had acted on operational information that drugs were being trafficked
from Albania to Montenegro in that village area and that two unknown persons
with large bags were moving near the border.[1][2]A search of the area found
three bags with 119 packages of skunk marijuana weighing about 66 kilograms, as
announced by the Montenegrin Police Directorate.[1][2]Officers using a drone
spotted the two people before they managed to leave toward Albania.[3]
The Ulcinj border police located and seized about 66 kilograms of narcotics
suspected to be marijuana in the Sukobin area.[3]The drugs were found in the
area of Sukobin village in Ulcinj after being smuggled from Albania toward
Montenegro.[3]The High State Prosecutor’s Office in Podgorica was notified of
the incident.[3][2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Cannabis
66 kg
Agency type
Border guard, Police, Prosecutor
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Smuggling, Trafficking
Setting
Land border
Case stage
Under investigation
Route
Albania → Montenegro via Sukobin
Sources
BalkanWebbalkanweb.comMontenegro, 66 kg of marijuana seized at the border. Traffickers flee to Albania
CNAcna.al66 kg of marijuana were seized in Montenegro, the owners fled to Albania - Kosova & Bota
VoxNewsvoxnews.alThe police of Montenegro seize 66 kg of marijuana, the traffickers flee to Albania
Open questions the AI reported
The articles give no separate date for the search and seizure; 29 September 2024 is the publication date and is used as the incident date.
No names, arrests, charges or court outcome were reported; the two suspects fled toward Albania and were still being sought.
The weight is reported as about 66 kilograms, not an exact laboratory weight.
Montenegrin border police stopped a Bosnian truck at the joint Vraćenovići–Deleuša crossing late on 7 October 2026 and found 62 packages with about 65 kg of marijuana in the trailer; driver B.G., 31, was arrested for drug production, possession and trafficking.
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.
A vehicle search during INTERPOL's Operation Neptune VII border checks in Montenegro led to the seizure of 15 kg of marijuana. The operation ran from July to September 2025 at air, sea and land borders in 20 countries, where officers found 220 kg of marijuana in total.
Montenegrin border police seized about 95 kg of marijuana from a car boot in the Traboin area of Tuzi and detained the 20-year-old driver. Prosecutors ordered his detention on drug-trafficking suspicion while police sought the person who moved the drugs from Albania.
