Operation in Korça, police provide details: 10 arrested, 3 of them bar owners

Korça Police have launched a large-scale operation against gambling in the southeastern city. The "Eagle" forces and police patrols have carried out detailed checks in various venues in the city, escorting 10 people.

:Claydi Leka,

George Panolli

Alfred Male

Leonard Muçollari

Elton Ryka

Elton Sovjani

Ermir Kanollari

Mateas Canollari

Rudenc Mucollari

Agron Tushin.

Police announcement:

DVP Korça/ Massive checks in premises and environments suspected of being used to carry out illegal gambling activities.

The police operation codenamed "Cazino" is finalized

10 citizens were arrested (3 of them were bar owners after they were caught red-handed in 3 bars, organizing games of chance, using computers and mobile phones, and 7 others were customers playing games of chance).         

9 computer monitors, 13 mobile phones, tablets, and a quantity of money were seized as material evidence.

Specialists of the Economic and Financial Crime Sector, in cooperation with the Crime Investigation Specialists of the Korça Police Commissariat, with the support of the "Eagle" Special Force, in continuation of their work to identify and crack down on illegal activity in the field of gambling, have organized and conducted the police operation codenamed "Cazino".

As part of the massive operation, 3 cases of gambling through computers and mobile devices were identified and cracked down on, where the following citizens were arrested in flagrante delicto:

 -KL, 21 years old, Gj. P., 36 years old, and AM, 57 years old, residents of Korça and Mborje, for the criminal offenses "Organizing illegal lotteries" and "Making premises available for illegal games".

- LM, ER, ES, EK, MK, RM, and AT, for the criminal offense of "Organizing illegal lotteries", all residents of Korça.

These citizens were caught red-handed during the operation organizing and playing games of chance and placing sports bets through gambling machines.

The procedural materials were transferred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Korça, for further action.