Border Police of North Macedonia
Specialist police unit
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The Border Police (Macedonian: Гранична полиција, Granična policija) 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.
- National border patrol, security, integrity
| Border Police Гранична Полиција (Macedonian) | |
|---|---|
 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 | |
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]
