UP: On Sunday, citizens voluntarily surrendered 47 weapons, 1449 pieces of ammunition, four hand grenades...

"Citizens can call the police at number 122, inform the police officers that they want to return the weapon, after which the police officer will collect the weapon at the place where the person or the weapon is located and issue a certificate of collection"

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Montenegrin citizens voluntarily handed over 47 weapons, 1449 ammunition, four hand grenades, and parts of firearms to the police yesterday, the Police Administration (UP) announced.

"In the territory under the jurisdiction of the Regional Security Center 'Centar', in Podgorica, Danilovgrad, and Cetinje, citizens voluntarily handed over 19 firearms to the police, of which 10 were pistols and nine rifles, 606 pieces of ammunition of various types and calibers, and four bombs. 14 weapons and 502 pieces of ammunition of various types and calibers were voluntarily returned to the officers of the Regional Security Center 'Jug', in Bar, Herceg Novi, and Budva," the statement reads.

The UP said that in the northern region of the country, in the territory of the Regional Security Center "North", in Bijelo Polje, Berane, Mojkovac and Plav, a total of 10 weapons were voluntarily surrendered, of which six pistols and four rifles, 184 pieces of ammunition, and three pistol frames.

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"Police officers of the Zapad Regional Security Center in Nikšić and Pljevlja voluntarily surrendered four firearms, of which one rifle and three pistols, 157 pieces of ammunition, and a weapon frame. Since the beginning of January, a total of 608 firearms have been voluntarily surrendered to the Police Directorate. weapons, 19.617 pieces of ammunition, 60 pieces of hand grenades, as well as several parts of weapons and explosive devices," the announcement states.

The police administration appealed to all fellow citizens to contribute to the overall safety of society and to surrender the firearms, ammunition and explosives in their possession, without any legal, i.e. criminal or misdemeanor responsibility and regardless of whether they possess the weapon illegally or legal ownership.

"Citizens can call the police at 122, inform the police officers that they want to return the weapon, after which the police officer will take the weapon at the location where the person or weapon is located and issue a receipt for taking it over. It is important to note that citizens should not bring weapons to police stations themselves, primarily for safety reasons. The Police Administration will continue to implement increased preventive and repressive activities as part of the current campaign, as well as in order to preserve the safety, health and lives of all citizens, and at the same time calls on citizens to work together to ensure and build a safe environment through cooperation and respect for the law," the UP said.

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