CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo (Army News Service, June 20,
2001) - U.S. Kosovo Force soldiers confiscated scores of weapons
and ammunition June 17 in four separate incidents near the
Macedonian border.
        In all, 2-502nd Infantry Battalion soldiers from the
Southern European Task Force out of Vicenza, Italy, interdicted:
one loaded AK-47, one AKM assault rifle with ammunition, 10
Rocket Propelled Grenades, 23 cans of shotgun shell primers, 103
mortar rounds, 23 boxes of mortar fuses, 21 cases of light
machinegun ammunition, 19 cases of heavy machinegun ammunition,
and 11 horses.
        An undetermined number of suspects fled the scene in
each of the night engagements, officials said.  The next day,
five suspected members of the National Liberation Army, known as
the NLA, were detained by KFOR soldiers near the Macedonian
border.
        Greek soldiers from the 501st Mechanized Infantry
Battalion detained the five men near Babus Srpski.
        "The men were detained after a search uncovered
suspicious documents and military-style paraphernalia," said
Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, Multinational Brigade East
command sergeant major.  "This represents a great example of our
multinational forces working together," Hill said.
        The men were transported to the Camp Bondsteel Detention
Facility.
        Four of the horses confiscated June 17 were taken to
Camp Bondsteel where they are being given veterinary care,
officials said.  The remaining horses were released.
        (Editor's note: Information taken from KFOR news
releases.)