Detention ordered after weapons and ammunition were reported found in Nikšić.
Aco Đukanović, the brother of former Montenegrin president Milo Đukanović, has been placed in pre-trial detention for up to 30 days on suspicion of illegal possession and carrying of weapons and explosives, with the court citing a risk of flight as the reason for detention.
In a separate statement, police said he was arrested following searches of family properties in Nikšić, where they reported finding a larger quantity of weapons and ammunition believed to be held illegally.
Police inventory: rifles, pistols, ammunition, ballistic vests, and binoculars
Police listed multiple items they say were seized during a search of a family’s house in the Rastoci area, including several firearms and a large amount of ammunition. The inventory cited in the report includes a hunting carbine “Mauser” with an optical sight, a rifle “Brno” with an optical sight, a shotgun of unknown make, a pistol of unknown make, a hunting carbine “M-48,” and a pistol “CZ 99 PARA” with a magazine containing five rounds and a weapons permit issued in the name of a deceased family member. Police also reported seizing over 400 rounds of ammunition of different brands and calibers, three empty magazines, five ballistic protective vests, and Zeiss binoculars.
“Traitors” folder and campaign-related documents: what was described as seized paperwork
Alongside the reported weapons finds, documents were also described as seized in paper form. The reports describe “dozens of pages” of material, including items presented as political lists and campaign-related notes. Among the described documents were pages and folders allegedly listing “political enemies,” with some reportedly kept in a file titled “Traitors.”
The same reporting describes additional seized paperwork, including a social media operations manual connected to the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) covering pages 1–67, a set of 25 A4 sheets marked “Traitor” on a yellow field, three A4 sheets titled “Negative campaign,” ten sheets titled “Support pages (1 January to 1 April),” and nineteen sheets titled “Official profiles (1 January to 1 April) – Facebook and Instagram.” It also cites a single sheet titled “Monthly costs,” three A4 sheets labeled “Group ‘Resist’,” and 28 sheets containing images and text reportedly found in an unmarked brown envelope. The envelope and documents were described as being found in a garage area, together with other documentation.
Lawyer’s claims about ownership: anticorruption review mentioned
A lawyer representing Aco Đukanović was quoted as claiming that some of the weapons found belonged to Milo Đukanović, while other items were said to be inherited from their late father, with documentation allegedly existing for those items.
In the same report, the national anticorruption authority was described as saying that Milo Đukanović had not reported any weapon registered in his name or received as a gift and that a new procedure would be initiated to determine whether the law had been violated.
Defense response to searches in Podgorica
A legal team statement also challenged how at least one search was conducted, saying that a search of Aco Đukanović’s apartment in Podgorica was ordered based on inaccurate and unverified police information. The statement said that none of the items listed in the search request were found and announced steps to initiate proceedings against those they consider responsible.
