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27-year-old Trazhgim Maçi has been arrested by police after robbing a taxi driver on the Tirana-Elbasan highway, an incident that occurred the day before.
According to the investigation, the young man is suspected of having boarded a taxi as a passenger and then threatened the driver with a knife, taking a sum of money and a gold pendant. He was located and arrested a few hours later in the village of Qeha, where he had been hiding after the crime.
Police also uncovered a series of other criminal incidents, where the 27-year-old is suspected of being the perpetrator. According to authorities, Maçi committed five other robberies with violence or at gunpoint during the month of June in Tirana, Fushë Krujë and Durrës.
Among the documented cases are robberies in businesses, theft of money and valuables, as well as attacks on taxi drivers. The stolen necklace and a mobile phone were seized during the operation.
Investigations continue to verify his involvement in other criminal events.
"Tirana/The coded operation "Taximetri" is finalized."
The operation, by Police Station No. 1, follows the actions carried out in connection with yesterday's threat, with a cutting tool, of a taxi driver by a passenger, who stole his money and a necklace.
The perpetrator was caught yesterday, immediately after the crime, hiding in the territory of the village of Qeha.
The investigation revealed that he is also the author of 5 armed/violent robberies, committed during the month of June, in Tirana, Krujë and Durrës.
The stolen pendant and 1 cell phone were seized.
As a result of the rapid intervention of the services of the Police Commissariat No. 1, immediately after the notification of a theft in a moving taxi on the "Tirana-Elbasan" road axis, where the passenger had threatened the driver with a cutting tool, and had taken a sum of money and the pendant he was wearing around his neck, it was possible to arrest the suspected perpetrator, citizen TM, 27 years old, who was located in the village of Qeha, near the area where he had committed the crime.
Further, within the framework of the codenamed "Taximetry" operation, in-depth investigations were conducted, with the objective of fully documenting the criminal activity of this citizen. The investigations suspect that the 27-year-old:
-on 05.06.2026, in the Fushë Krujë market, he stole a sum of euros from a citizen's wallet;
-on 10.06.2026, in a business on "Llazi Miho" street, Tirana, through threat with a cutting tool, he stole a sum of money and a gold pendant;
-on 12.06.2026, by threatening with an object similar to a firearm, he stole the gold pendant worn by the owner of a subject on "Skënder Kosturi" street, Tirana, and punched this citizen;
-on 15.06.2026, in the village of Derven, Fushë Krujë, it is suspected that, by threatening with a cutting tool, he stole a sum of money, 2 mobile phones and 1 watch from the driver of a taxi;
-on 17.06.2026, in the village of Shënavlash, Durrës, he is suspected of having forcibly stolen a taxi driver's wallet with money and a cell phone.
The investigation continues to fully uncover and document the criminal activity of citizen TM, in the field of property theft/asset theft.
"The procedural materials were referred to the Tirana Prosecutor's Office for further action," the police announced.
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