Aco's Arsenal: Guns, Lies, and Diplomats

A massive arms cache linked to Aleksandar Arsenijevic exposes a dangerous nexus of political extremism, Serbian aggression, and Western diplomatic missteps in fragile northern Kosovo.

On Sunday, Kosovo's Minister of Interior Affairs, Xhelal Sveçla, delivered a chilling update¹ that has sent tremors through the political and security landscape of the Western Balkans. According to the Minister, a police operation conducted in the village of Vallaq in the Zvecan municipality, carried out in collaboration with Kosovo's intelligence agency (AKI), the State Prosecutor's office, and international monitors from KFOR and EULEX, uncovered an extensive weapons cache. What was found, Sveçla stated, could arm an entire terrorist unit.

Visual evidence captured at the scene and subsequently released reveals a disturbing inventory: anti-tank rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), a variety of hand grenades, automatic rifles, belt-fed machine guns with linked ammunition, tactical gear, explosive devices, and military-grade communication equipment. The stash had been expertly hidden in underground piping, buried beneath the soil and rubble of what officials claim is a property linked to Aleksandar Arsenijevic, a prominent Kosovar Serb political figure. In one particularly damning image, an officer is seen pulling AK-variant rifles out of a concealed black plastic pipe, while another photo shows belt-fed rounds neatly arrayed next to two disposable rocket launchers and tactical vests.

Screengrabs from a video released by Kosovan Interior Minister Xhelal Sveçla show the discovery of a hidden weapons cache inside the home of Kosovar Serb politician Aleksandar Arsenijević, who had previously been investigated by The Gunpowder Chronicles. The footage reveals assault rifles, belt-fed machine guns, ammunition, and other military equipment concealed in underground storage.

Arsenijevic, a man once hailed in some diplomatic quarters as a vocal advocate for Kosovo Serbs², is now increasingly depicted as a symbol of Kosovo’s festering instability³.

Minister Sveçla minced no words: "Crime can never hide, especially not from vigilant institutions committed to security and the rule of law. We will not stop until the criminal and terrorist remnants of Serbia are eradicated from our country."

Arsenijevic's party, Srpska Demokratija, swiftly issued a statement⁴ condemning what it described as a "staged weapons plant" outside the leader's family weekend cottage, portraying the operation as a targeted political manoeuvre intended to stifle opposition ahead of local elections. The party insisted Arsenijevic was in central Serbia at the time, alleging the police acted with uncanny precision as if they "knew exactly where to dig."

But these denials ring hollow against a backdrop of mounting evidence.

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