
Law enforcement in Montenegro

Law enforcement in Montenegro is primarily the responsibility of the "Police Administration" ("Uprava Policije").
Organization.
All units of the Police Administration report to the Police Director. Police Administration of Montenegro was formally under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Interior, but became fully independent government body in 2019. Ministry retains control over internal affairs, issuance of personal documents for Montenegrin citizens (ID, drivers licence and passport), emergency situations management, and financial and budgetary oversight of Police Administration. Thus, the role of the Minister of the Interior is supervisory, and he has no operational authority over police officers.
National level.
On a national level, Police Administration organized into 7 sectors, which are main operational units of police, each headed by Deputy Police Director, while 4 departments and 4 other units serve in a support and administrative tasks:
Territorial units.
For direct execution of law enforcement tasks on the territory of Montenegro, 8 "Regional Police Units" ("Područne Jedinice Policije") exist:
Police of Montenegro is legally governed by Law on Internal Affairs of Montenegro ("Zakon o unutrašnjim poslovima"). In criminal matters, Police is also bound to adhere to Criminal procedure law of Montenegro ("Zakonik o krivičnom postupku"), and its officers are required to conduct criminal investigations per instructions of Montenegrin public prosecutors.
Resources and equipment.
The Police Administration has 4,106 employees in 2018:
Public law and order officer on duty is usually equipped with a side gun (usually a Glock 17, CZ 99 are phased out), a pair of handcuffs, a police baton, and a Motorola TETRA MTP 850 S radio communication device.
The Police Administration operates a fleet of road vehicles, numbering 470 in 2016. Standard patrol car is a white Opel Astra J saloon, although various other vehicles are also operating, notably Dacia Dusters as Border police patrol cars. Special police units are usually seen in Land Rover Defender off-road vehicles and BOV-M armoured vehicles.
Police Headquarters building is located on 22 Svetog Petra Cetinjskog Boulevard, in central Podgorica. It was erected in 2010 and has of office space, and also houses Podgorica Regional Police Unit. In Podgorica, aside from the new headquarters building, Police of Montenegro uses the old Ministry of the Interior building (located next to the new one), the "limenka" ("the can") building, logistics complex in Zagorič suburb and Special Units training camp in Zlatica suburb.
The Police Academy is located in Danilovgrad, and provides both basic police education, and professional and specialized training. Forensic Center is also located in Danilovgrad.
Aviation Unit.
Montenegro's Civil Police Aviation Unit forms part of the Montenegro Government Aviation Unit, and purchased its first aircraft in 1972, with three more SA341 Gazelles transferred from the military air force in the 1990s. Aviation unit also operates two Augusta-Bell AB412. All helicopters are based at Golubovci Airport, Podgorica.