Two people have been arrested in Prizren, under the suspicion of involvement in the criminal offense “Production and distribution of harmful medical products”.
The Kosovo Police announced that the action took place on Thursday, November 5, 2026, after investigations conducted by the Directorate for the Investigation of Economic Crimes and Corruption, namely the Regional Unit in Prizren.
According to the announcement, investigations were conducted under the suspicion that illegal activities were being carried out in two pharmaceutical businesses in the city of Prizren.
The controls were carried out with the authorization of the State Prosecutor and based on the ordinance of the Basic Court in Prizren, while the Health and Pharmaceutical Inspectorate of the Ministry of Health also participated in the action.
During the raid in two pharmacies, secret warehouses were discovered, where drugs were kept without labels, in conditions that did not meet the necessary standards for the storage of medicinal products.
“During the control, secret warehouses were found, where drugs without banners were kept in conditions that do not meet the standards of drug storage. In two locations, the value of the confiscated drugs reaches the figure of about 10 thousand euros in the market”, says the Police announcement.
The confiscation of the products was carried out by the Anti-Smuggling Unit of the Kosovo Customs.
In the context of this case, the Police have arrested two men, citizens of Kosovo, who are suspected of the criminal offense “Production and distribution of harmful medical products”.
By decision of the prosecutor of the case, the suspects were sent to custody for 48 hours.
The case is being handled by the competent bodies, while the investigations related to the suspected activity in these pharmaceutical businesses are continuing.
