Heavy Police Presence at Tivat Airport: Charter Flight from Belgrade Detained for Checks

Enhanced police forces have taken control of Tivat Airport in Montenegro, with a specific focus on a charter flight that arrived from Belgrade carrying around 90 Serbian citizens.

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Montenegrin police are conducting extensive, continuous, and intensified activities regarding the EU-Western Balkans Summit. In this context, intensified controls are being carried out at the Tivat Airport border crossing, during which a charter flight on the Belgrade-Tivat route, carrying about 90 citizens of the Republic of Serbia this morning, has been singled out and brought under control.

The operation is directly linked to heightened security protocols for the upcoming EU-Western Balkans Summit. According to a police statement, "Montenegrin police are conducting extensive, continuous, and intensified activities regarding the EU-Western Balkans Summit. In this context, intensified controls are being carried out at the Tivat Airport border crossing, during which a charter flight on the Belgrade-Tivat route, carrying about 90 citizens of the Republic of Serbia this morning, has been singled out and brought under control."

Authorities are currently scrutinizing the passengers, verifying the basis for their arrival and stay in Montenegro. "Controls of these individuals and verification of the grounds for their arrival and stay are underway, and in accordance with the law, all comprehensive measures and actions, as well as restrictive measures, will be taken if legal grounds exist," the statement added. The aircraft was held on the tarmac to facilitate these detailed checks.

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Controls of these individuals and verification of the grounds for their arrival and stay are underway, and in accordance with the law, all comprehensive measures and actions, as well as restrictive measures, will be taken if legal grounds exist.

A source within the police indicated that the situation is being treated as potential "hybrid activity." The police have assured the public that they will be "timely informed about further undertaken activities." This heightened vigilance reflects the security concerns surrounding the high-profile summit, aiming to ensure the safety and integrity of the event.

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The aircraft was held on the tarmac of Tivat Airport to conduct detailed checks on the arrived persons, i.e., the reasons for their visit, considering the increased security measures ahead of the EU-Western Balkans Summit.