Since the beginning of the year, citizens of Montenegro have voluntarily returned 3.942 weapons and over 130 pieces of ammunition to the police, the Police Directorate announced.
It is stated that, as part of the "Respect Life, Return Weapons" campaign, citizens also handed over 439 hand grenades, as well as several hundred weapon parts and explosive devices.
Police said that, in the past 20 days, 25 firearms, 840 rounds of ammunition, one hand grenade, sticks of dynamite, and weapon parts have been voluntarily surrendered.
"In the territory under the jurisdiction of the Regional Security Center "Centar", citizens voluntarily handed over ten weapons to the police, of which seven pistols and three rifles, 245 pieces of ammunition and a certain amount of sticks of dynamite," the statement said.
It is added that eight weapons were voluntarily surrendered to officers of the Regional Security Center "South".
"Of which four pistols and four rifles, then one hand grenade and 477 pieces of ammunition," the statement said.
The police said that in the territory under the jurisdiction of the Regional Security Center "North", three firearms were voluntarily surrendered, including two pistols and one rifle, 55 rounds of ammunition, as well as weapon parts.
"Four firearms, three of which were pistols and one rifle, as well as 63 pieces of ammunition and weapon parts, were voluntarily surrendered to police officers of the Regional Security Center "West", the statement said.
The Police Directorate thanked citizens for their responsible attitude towards personal and collective safety and invited them to take advantage of the current campaign to voluntarily return weapons, without legal consequences.
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