The Elbasan police have cracked down on a criminal group that was involved in the sale and trafficking of narcotics in several cities in Albania, as well as abroad. As part of the operation codenamed "South & North", citizens Arben Guçe, Elion Qeva, Fran Pjetra and Mark Muraca were arrested.
According to the official announcement, the operation was finalized after several weeks of investigations, under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Elbasan.
Three of the suspects were caught red-handed for trafficking narcotics and weapons, while another was detained as an accomplice, allegedly for making his vehicle available for drug transportation.
According to the police, during the intervention on the Elbasan city ring road, one of the drivers, Arben Guçe, opposed the officers and, in an attempt to escape, damaged a police vehicle.
During a search of the vehicle in which Arben Guçe and Elion Qeva were traveling , a Kalashnikov firearm with 32 live ammunition was found and seized, which is suspected of being trafficked.
Meanwhile, in the "Volkswagen Golf" vehicle, driven by Fran Pjetra , 41 kilograms of suspected narcotic Cannabis Sativa were seized. According to preliminary investigations, the drugs were being transported from Shkodra to Elbasan and are suspected to have been destined for the Qafë Thanë Border Crossing Point.
As material evidence, 41 kg of cannabis, a Kalashnikov firearm with live ammunition, two vehicles and two mobile phones were seized.
The procedural materials have been referred to the Prosecutor's Office for the criminal offenses of "Trafficking in weapons and ammunition", "Trafficking in narcotics", "Opposition to a public order police officer", "Destruction of property" and "Violation of traffic rules".
Police announcement:
A criminal group that was selling narcotics in several cities in the country, from north to south, is being targeted.
The police operation codenamed "South & North" is finalized after several weeks of investigations.
The operation was carried out by the Narcotics Investigation Section, in cooperation with the Special Operational Force, under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Elbasan.
3 citizens, suspected of trafficking narcotics and weapons, were caught red-handed and placed in handcuffs.
Another accomplice was also arrested, who made his vehicle available, in which the narcotic substance Cannabis Sativa was found.
During the intervention, one of the drivers of the vehicle (arrested) opposed the Police officers and, while attempting to leave, damaged the Police vehicle.
41 kg of the narcotic Cannabis Sativa, 1 Kalashnikov firearm with live ammunition, 2 vehicles and 2 mobile phones were seized.
The Narcotics Investigation Specialists at the Elbasan Police Department, in cooperation with the Operational Support Section of the Investigation, under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Elbasan, after a several-week investigation with special investigative methods, successfully finalized the police operation codenamed "South & North".
As a result of the operation, the following citizens were arrested in flagrante delicto:
AG, 31 years old,
EQ, 29 years old,
FP, 35 years old.
Following the investigative actions, it was possible to arrest the citizen: MM, 31 years old, resident of Shkodra, who is suspected of having made his vehicle available to citizen FP, for the purpose of transporting narcotics.
From the investigative actions, it is suspected that these citizens, in collaboration with each other, were obtaining and transporting significant quantities of the narcotic substance Cannabis Sativa, with the aim of distributing and selling it in several cities of the country, from north to south, as well as trafficking it outside the territory of Albania.
During the Police intervention, on the Elbasan city ring road, the driver of the vehicle, citizen AG, opposed the Police officers and, while attempting to leave, damaged the Police vehicle.
During the search of the vehicle, driven by citizen AG and passenger EQ, a Kalashnikov firearm was found and seized, along with 32 live ammunition, which was suspected of being trafficked.
Meanwhile, in the "Volkswagen Golf" vehicle, driven by citizen FP, 41 kg of suspected narcotic substance Cannabis Sativa was found and seized, which is suspected of being transported for the purpose of trafficking towards the Qafë Thanë Border Crossing Point.
Citizen FP is suspected of having transported the narcotics from Shkodra to Elbasan, in collaboration with two other citizens.
As material evidence, 41 kg of suspected narcotic substance Cannabis Sativa, 1 Kalashnikov firearm with live ammunition, 2 vehicles and 2 mobile phones were seized.
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