
Two people have been arrested in the capital, suspected of being part of a criminal group involved in firearms trafficking. During the police operation, 6 Sig Sauer pistols were seized.
Donati Jaku, 31, and Florian Gjeta, 22, were arrested in the area known as "Rrethi i Freskut" in Tirana. According to the police, another person suspected of being their accomplice is also wanted.
Preliminary investigations suspect that the firearms were trafficked from Montenegro and were intended to be sold in the Fresku area.
At the time of the police intervention, Florian Gjeta was driving a “Volkswagen” vehicle, while Donati Jaku was traveling as a passenger. The police have also published footage from the pursuit of the vehicle and the moment of the arrest of the two young men by officers of Police Station No. 4 in cooperation with the Operational Forces.
"Tirana/As a result of a two-month investigation, the operation codenamed "Rotondo" is finalized. Another criminal group involved in the trafficking and sale of firearms is hit.
6 suspected pistols trafficked from Montenegro, with the intention of being sold, are seized, mainly in the area called "Fresku". 2 citizens who were transporting the firearms in a vehicle are arrested in flagrante delicto. One of their accomplices is identified and declared wanted.
As a result of an investigation conducted for 2 months, with proactive methods, in coordination with the Tirana Prosecutor's Office, the services of Police Commissariat No. 4, following the controls and operational work, with the objective of cracking down on criminal activities of trafficking and sale of firearms, finalized the operation codenamed "Rotondo".
During the operation, citizens DJ, 31 years old, resident of Shkodër, and F. Gj., 22 years old, resident of the village of Domje, were arrested.
The vehicle driven by the 22-year-old and in which citizen DJ was a passenger, was stopped for checks, in cooperation with the services of the Special Operational Force of the Tirana Police Department, in a place called "Rrethi i Freskut".
From the vehicle checks, 6 firearms (SigSauer pistols) suspected of being trafficked from Montenegro, with the intention of being sold in this area, were found. The firearms were seized together with the “Volkswagen” vehicle driven by citizen F. Gj., as well as 4 mobile phones.
Following the investigations into this criminal activity, the suspected accomplice of the arrested, citizen ES, was identified and declared wanted.
"Work continues to capture the wanted citizen, and under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office, investigations are ongoing to bring to criminal responsibility other citizens who may have been involved in this case. The procedural materials were referred to the Tirana Prosecutor's Office for further action," the police statement said.
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