Since the beginning of the year, Montenegrin citizens have voluntarily surrendered 3.695 weapons, 122.919 pieces of ammunition, 420 hand grenades, as well as several hundred parts of weapons and explosive devices, the Police Directorate announced.
The weapons and ammunition were returned as part of the "Respect Life, Return Weapons" campaign, which the Police Directorate has been implementing for many years.
Police said that in the past 17 days, 35 weapons, 631 pieces of ammunition, two hand grenades, anti-aircraft ammunition, mortar shells, mines and weapon parts have been voluntarily surrendered in municipalities across Montenegro.
"In Podgorica, Cetinje and Danilovgrad, citizens voluntarily handed over 20 weapons to the police, of which 13 were pistols and seven rifles, as well as 167 pieces of ammunition," the police said in a statement.
It is stated that citizens in Bar and Herceg Novi voluntarily surrendered four weapons, including one pistol and three rifles, 70 rounds of ammunition, and weapon parts.
"In Bijelo Polje, Plav, Berane, Mojkovac and Rožaje, five weapons were voluntarily surrendered, of which four pistols and one rifle, 341 pieces of ammunition of various types and calibers, one hand grenade, one mortar grenade, one trombone cumulative mine, four trombone instantaneous mines and parts of weapons," the statement added.
Police said that six firearms were voluntarily surrendered in Nikšić and Pljevlja, including five pistols and one rifle, 53 rounds of ammunition and one hand grenade.
"We call on citizens to continue with a responsible and conscientious attitude that demonstrates our shared concern for the community and contributes to a safer society," the statement said.
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