A 23-year-old man in Kukes has been arrested by the Police for carrying an automatic firearm without a permit, writes A2 CNN.
Through a statement, the Police announced that during the search of the apartment, another rifle-type firearm was found on him.
Also, during this operation, two other 23-year-olds, residents of the village of Shishtavec, were arrested by the Police for failing to report a crime.
Meanwhile, the procedural materials were transferred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Kukës, for further action.
Police Announcement:
Kukës-The police operation codenamed "Armed" is being finalized, to crack down on criminal activity in the field of illegal possession of weapons.
He was armed with an automatic firearm, and during a search of his apartment, another firearm was found. The 23-year-old was arrested in flagrante delicto.
His two friends are also arrested for failing to report a crime.
Two firearms (a Kalashnikov and a rifle) and the vehicle in which the 23-year-old armed man was traveling were seized.
The services of the Kukes Police Commissariat in cooperation with the services of the "Eagle" Special Force, in continuation of the work to crack down on illegal possession of weapons, based on police intelligence, successfully finalized the police operation codenamed "Armed", within the framework of which the citizens were arrested in flagrante delicto;
TH, 23 years old, resident of the village of Shishtavec, for "Unlicensed possession and production of weapons, explosive weapons and ammunition".
E.Ç., and A.S., aged 23, both residents of the village of Shishtavec, for failure to report a crime.
The Police Services have stopped the "Benz" vehicle, with the driver, citizen TH, and passengers, citizens E. Ç., and AS. During the search in the vehicle, an automatic firearm was found, which was seized as material evidence along with the vehicle.
Following the investigative actions, from the search carried out in the apartment of citizen TH, the police services found and seized another firearm (rifle).
The procedural materials were passed to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Kukës, for further action. (A2 Televizion)