Tag: guns
Macedonia 30.08.24 | 11:33

Minister Toskovski announces review of the gun permit issuing process

Interior Minister Pance Toskovski announced a review of the process of issuing gun permits. He said that there were examples of discretionary decision making in the Ministry, where officials gave permits to persons who did not meet the criteria, and withheld them from deserving applicant. We will uphold...
Macedonia 03.11.21 | 15:48

Father and son were producing weapons at home

A father and son were arrested in Skopje’s Topaana neighborhood, after police found a weapons manufacturing facility in their home. During the raid, police found six hunting rifles, over 3,000 pieces of ammo, and dozens of parts for different weapons. The two also had a digital scale, apparently...
Macedonia 01.05.20 | 23:18

Police confirms several arrests in the seizure of guns and heroin in Skopje

Interior Minister Nake Culev and the commissioner of Skopje Risto Stavrevski confirmed the seizure of guns and heroin during a raid in Skopje’s Butel district. Media outlets have reported that five people were arrested in connection to the incident. The drugs and guns were found in a specially...
Macedonia 01.05.20 | 17:54

Cache of guns and heroin found buried in Skopje

Police officers found an underground spot in Skopje’s Butel district in which 2,5 kilos of heroin were kept, along with automatic rifles and guns. A total of three automatic rifles, two automatic handguns, one sniper rifle and one semi-automatic rifle were found during the search. The police still...
Macedonia 11.02.20 | 20:07

Charges filed against a group that modified gas pistols into lethal weapons

Six people were charged with tampering with gas fired pistols to make them fire lethal ammunition. The group is charged with operating a high volume business in illegal firearms since late 2018. One of those charged is a gunsmith who would remove the barrels from gas fired handguns and signal pistols...
Macedonia 04.01.20 | 19:58

Arms cache, including a Heckler gun, seized in Stip

A man from Stip as arrested with a small arsenal of weaponry in his home, which included a Heckler automatic gun. A rifle, a pistol and two revolvers, as well as a cache of ammunition were also found during the police raid in the 44 year old man’s home and other offices. The man has been detained...

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