Premises used by the arrested Russians searched: Around one million euros and additional IT equipment found.

According to information obtained by *Vijesti*, the police inspected premises in Budva and Bar.

During searches of several properties on the Montenegrin coast used by Russian nationals Aleksandar Mihailovič Krugljanski (31) and Aleksandra Krugljanska, police discovered approximately one million euros and various IT equipment—reportedly including surveillance and espionage gear—*Vijesti* has learned unofficially from multiple sources.

According to the same information, the searches were conducted yesterday, with police inspecting properties in Budva and Bar.

Russian nationals who also held Israeli passports were detained three days ago at Tivat Airport while attempting to board a flight to Tel Aviv with 19 suitcases.

Spy equipment in suitcases bound for Tel Aviv

*Vijesti* reported yesterday that items previously seized from them included a GPS tracker with a microphone, a professional radio-signal detector, surveillance cameras and video surveillance equipment, computer components, storage devices, cables, and other electronics, and that they were arrested on suspicion of smuggling and money laundering.

According to the newspaper's unofficial information, more than half of their luggage contained equipment that led authorities to suspect it could be used for tracking, surveillance, espionage, and the detection of eavesdropping devices.

Among the items identified by "Vijesti" in photographs of the seized equipment are a GPS tracker with a microphone and the BugHunter Professional BH-04—a professional device designed to detect radio transmitters, including hidden wireless microphones, cameras, and other devices that emit radio signals.

The photographs also show surveillance cameras, video monitoring equipment, computer components, storage devices, cables, and other electronics.

In addition to suspected espionage equipment packed in suitcases and bags, the police seized €26,210 and 1,150 Israeli shekels from them, as well as certain medications...

"Vijesti" has learned that the two individuals—A. K. and A. K.—held tourist visas and had entered and stayed in Montenegro multiple times in the recent past.

Officially, however, it was announced that they are suspected of smuggling and money laundering; following police actions and procedures, the two were arrested by order of the state prosecutor at the Basic State Prosecutor's Office in Kotor.

"Officers from the Tivat II Border Police Station... on September 23, 2026, at the Tivat Airport border crossing, and in cooperation with Customs Administration officers, conducted a check on A. K. and A. K., who were carrying 19 suitcases as checked baggage. Upon conducting a detailed inspection of their luggage, police and customs officers discovered €26,210 and 1,150 Israeli shekels, as well as a large quantity of undeclared electronic (IT) equipment and medications. The aforementioned items were temporarily seized from the individuals. Several communication devices used by the two individuals were also seized and will be subject to forensic examination," the Police Administration stated.

They noted that the state prosecutor at the Basic State Prosecutor's Office in Kotor was informed of the incident and determined that the actions of the two Russian nationals constituted the essential elements of the criminal offenses of smuggling and money laundering:

"Consequently, the prosecutor ordered the arrest of the individuals on suspicion of having committed the aforementioned criminal offenses. The detained individuals, A. K. and A. K., will be brought before the competent state prosecutor along with a criminal complaint within the statutory timeframe," the Police Administration stated.

The institution further stated that its officers—in coordination with the competent prosecutor and in close cooperation with the National Security Agency (ANB) and other entities within the security sector and the international intelligence community—are taking concrete measures and actions to establish all the circumstances regarding the aforementioned suspects.

“The Police Directorate is continuing decisive activities to identify all security challenges and threats, with the aim of neutralizing the operations of criminal and special-interest groups,” the Directorate stated.