Border Police of North Macedonia
| Border Police Гранична Полиција (Macedonian) Policia Kufitare (Albanian) | |
|---|---|
 Patch of Border Police | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | May 7, 2004[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | North Macedonia |
| Governing body | North Macedonia |
| Specialist jurisdiction |
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| Operational structure | |
| Overseen by | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Headquarters | Skopje |
| Elected minister responsible |
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| Website | |
| mvr | |
The Border Police (Macedonian: Гранична полиција; Albanian: Policia Kufitare) is a legal police unit that monitors and protects the borders of North Macedonia. It faced off against 40 armed men on 21 April 2015 with NLA patches. 4 policemen were captured, but were later released.
Vehicles
- 1 Bus Mercedes
- 2 Minibuses Mercedes Sprinter
- 23 Cross-motorcycles Husqvarna
- 17 Ford Focus
- 8 Ford Transit
- 62 Jeeps Land Rover Defender
- 2 Jeeps Land Rover Freelander[2]
Attacks
40 armed men on 21 April 2015 showed up with National Liberation Army (NLA) patches and attacked a border police station located at Gošince, near the Kosovo border. Before they left for Kosovo, they issued this message through an interpreter: "We are from the National Liberation Army. Tell them that neither Ali Ahmeti nor Nikola Gruevski can save you. We do not want any framework agreement and if we see you here again, we will kill you. We want our own state."[3][4][5]
See also
- Ministry of Internal Affairs
- Police of North Macedonia
- Lake Patrol
- Army of North Macedonia
- Lions former
- Special Operations Unit - Tigers
- Alpha (Police Unit)
- Special Support Unit
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (Macedonian) - ^ "Dnevnik". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
- ^ "MKD: Teroristi OVK upali u karaulu" (in Serbian). B92. 21 April 2015. 983125.
- ^ "Plus info, Macedonia: Terrorists with National Liberation Army attack police station in Gosince". FOCUS News Agency. 21 April 2015. 370083. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Maroevic, Rade (21 April 2015). "Македонска полиција повратила караулу коју је јутрос заузео УЧК" (in Serbian). RTS.