A 46-year-old man has been arrested by the Durrës Police, suspected of illegally bringing a Russian citizen into Albania and then using her for prostitution.
Through a statement, the Police announced that the 46-year-old deceived the 20-year-old Russian woman into hiring her as a waitress and then, through violence and threats, exploited her for prostitution for nearly two years.
Meanwhile, a single-shot shotgun of the "KralArms" brand, two pairs of binoculars, and three mobile phones were seized as material evidence, writes A2 CNN.
Also, as part of the operation, a 39-year-old man was declared wanted, suspected of being involved in this.
The procedural materials were transferred to the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of the General Jurisdiction of Durrës, for further action.
Police Announcement:
Durrës-The police operation codenamed "Hunter" is finalized, followed by special investigation methods
A 46-year-old man who illegally brought a Russian citizen into Albania and then used her for prostitution has been identified and arrested.
The 46-year-old deceived the 20-year-old into hiring her as a waitress and then, through violence and threats, exploited her for prostitution for nearly two years.
A single "KralArms" brand shotgun, two pairs of binoculars, and three mobile phones were seized as material evidence.
Following the successive operations conducted to crack down on cases of exploitation for prostitution, based on information received and followed up with special investigation methods, specialists from the Section for the Investigation of Illegal Trafficking at the Durrës Local Police Directorate organized and finalized another operation, codenamed "Hunter".
As part of the operation, citizen KD, 46 years old, resident of neighborhood no. 13, Durrës, was arrested and detained in flagrante delicto, suspected of the criminal offenses of "Exploitation of prostitution", "Prostitution", "Adaptation of premises for prostitution", "Trafficking in adults", "Domestic violence" and "Unlicensed production and possession of hunting and sporting weapons".
The investigative actions carried out made it possible to document the exploitation of prostitution of the 20-year-old woman from Russia, as it turned out that the 46-year-old had physically raped her and exploited her in the field of prostitution in various hotels, with various people, in exchange for monetary values ranging from 250 to 300 euros per person. These monetary values were received by citizen KD.
The investigations show that this citizen was trafficked by citizen KD in October 2023, when she illegally entered Albania from Podgorica.
As part of the operation, citizen ES, 39 years old, resident of Durrës, was declared wanted, suspected of being implicated in this case for prostitution.
The procedural materials were transferred to the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of the General Jurisdiction of Durrës, for further action. (A2 Televizion)