Four people were arrested by the authorities, accused of trafficking weapons and narcotics. The citizens arrested were BB, 48 years old, resident of Kallem, Fier, previously sentenced in Italy to 30 years in prison for exploitation of prostitution; NO, 53 years old, resident of Durrës, Q.SH. 48 years old, from Lushnja and BB, 33 years old from Divjaka, writes A2 CNN.
They are accused of trafficking weapons and ammunition of various calibers, some of them from Kosovo, to then sell them in Albania for criminal activities.
During the operation, 8 house searches were conducted, 2 searches in premises suspected of storing weapons and ammunition, as well as 3 vehicle searches.
During these checks, the following were seized:
4,000 cannabis seedlings (2,000 planted on land owned by citizen BB and 2,000 cultivated in cubicles);
3 automatic firearms, 2 shotguns and 636 cartridges of various calibers;
5000 cannabis seeds;
2 police radios, 2 police uniforms, 1 plastic mask with wig;
3 vehicles and 10 cell phones.
Also, in the apartment of citizen NO, in Durrës, 1 firearm, a pistol, was seized, which this citizen attempted to throw out of the window, at the moment of the Police intervention.
During the operation, the following citizens were detained:
BB, 48 years old, resident of Kallm, Fier, previously sentenced in Italy to 30 years in prison for the criminal offenses of "Exploitation of prostitution" and "Unlicensed possession of weapons";
NO, 53 years old, resident of Durrës, with a criminal record in the field of illegal possession of weapons;
Q. Sh., 48 years old, resident of Lushnja, previously convicted of criminal activity in the field of narcotics and illegal possession of weapons;
BB, 33 years old, resident of Divjaka.
Also, a 51-year-old man from the village of Peshtan, Fier, previously arrested for resisting police officers, was released on bail.
Investigations show that this group operated in an organized manner, with the aim of trafficking weapons from Kosovo to Albania, to then sell them to individuals involved in criminal activities.
B. B. and Q. Sh. were the organizers of the group. The other members played a role in securing weapons and finding clients.
At the same time, the group's leader, BB, organized the cultivation and then sale of cannabis.
The operation continues and investigations are deepening, to identify and capture other citizens involved in these criminal activities. (A2 Televizion)
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