A Syrian citizen has been arrested by the Police in Korça, after organizing and carrying out the activity of providing assistance for illegal border crossings, in return for profit.
Through a statement, the Police announced that this citizen was helping immigrants from Third Countries to illegally cross the green border with Greece, with the aim of crossing into Montenegro and then into EU countries.
The Syrian citizen was caught red-handed during the night, in the village of Vidohova, accompanying 6 Egyptian and Syrian citizens, 4 of whom were minors.
Meanwhile, investigations continue to fully document this criminal activity, as well as to identify and capture other citizens involved.
Police Announcement:
Local Directorate for Border and Migration Korça
Successive operations by the Border Police continue to prevent and crack down on attempts to provide assistance for illegal border crossing.
The police operation codenamed "Lugina 2" is being finalized to crack down on the criminal activity of providing assistance for illegal border crossings, in return for payment.
A Syrian citizen was arrested and handcuffed for organizing and carrying out the activity of providing assistance for illegal border crossing, in return for profit.
This citizen helped immigrants from Third Countries to illegally cross the green border with Greece, with the aim of crossing into Montenegro and then into EU countries.
The Syrian citizen was caught red-handed during the night, in the village of Vidohova, accompanying 6 Egyptian and Syrian citizens (4 of whom were minors).
From the in-depth investigations conducted for several months, it results that this citizen has committed this criminal activity several times before, but the immigrants were caught by the police services, in an attempt to cross towards Montenegro.
Specialists of the Crime Investigation Section of the Korça Local Directorate for Border and Migration, in cooperation with the services of the Kapshtica Border Police Station and the Korça Prosecutor's Office, based on information provided by police intelligence, have organized and finalized the police operation codenamed "Lugina 2". As a result of this operation, the Syrian citizen was arrested in flagrante delicto:
MH, 18 years old, for the criminal offense of "Aid for illegal border crossing".
Investigations suspect that this citizen, in collaboration with other Syrian citizens, was helping immigrants from Third Countries, in return for payment, to cross illegally into Albania, through the land border with Greece.
Investigations are ongoing to fully document this criminal activity, as well as to identify and apprehend other citizens involved.
The procedural materials were transferred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Korça, for further action. (A2 Televizion)
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