A 48-year-old man has been arrested by police in Kapshtica after attempting to smuggle dozens of cartons of cigarettes and food products into Albania. He was caught after a search of his vehicle, where 32 cartons of cigarettes and some food products were found hidden, which the 48-year-old had not declared.
The police seized the smuggled goods, hidden in the vehicle he was driving.
Police Announcement Kapshtica, Korca
He attempted to smuggle dozens of cartons of cigarettes and food products into Albania, and the 48-year-old was caught red-handed and arrested.
The smuggled goods, hidden in the vehicle he was driving, were seized.
The services of the Korça Local Directorate for Border and Migration have intensified controls at the green border and at border crossing points, with the aim of preventing and cracking down on illegality.
As a result of the increased controls, at the entrance to the Republic of Albania, at the Kapshtica Border Crossing Point, the Border Police services passed to the second line for a detailed check a vehicle driven by citizen SL, 48 years old, resident of the village of Plug, Lushnje.
During the search of the vehicle, 32 cartons of cigarettes and some food products were found hidden, which citizen SL was attempting to bring into Albania without declaring, in violation of the law.
At the conclusion of the procedural actions, the Crime Investigation specialists of the Korça Local Directorate for Border and Migration arrested citizen SL in flagrante delicto, for the criminal offense of "Smuggling of excise goods".
The goods found were seized as material evidence.
The procedural materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Korça, for further action. (A2 Televizion)
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