Six people, three Serbs and three Albanians have been arrested in the Mitrovica region, and are suspected of committing a criminal offense of "prostitution," the Kosovo police states.

The police operation was conducted in three different locations in the Mitrovica region, where the arrested persons were suspected of involvement in illegal activities, commencing a crime of dealing with ''prostitution", the statement says.

The suspects are arrested and taken to the competent court by an urgent procedure, adds the statement of the police, Kontakt plus radio reports.