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They were taking €74,000 and fake documents out of Albania, 2 in handcuffs and one wanted

Politiko 2025-05-29 11:49:07

They were taking €74,000 and fake documents out of Albania, 2 in handcuffs

Kakavija border police have found over 74 thousand euros and 15 different suspected forged documents hidden in a travel agency bus.

As a result, within the framework of the operation codenamed "Without Identity", the bus driver and the agency employee were arrested, while the owner of the travel agency was declared wanted.

More specifically, the following citizens have been arrested:

Andi Lami, 32 years old, resident of Tirana, the bus driver, for the criminal offenses of "Failure to declare money and valuables at the border", "Forgery of documents", "Forgery of identity cards, passports or visas", committed in collaboration and "Laundering of the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity";

Kreshnik Gjini, 41 years old, resident of Tirana, travel agency employee and sender of false documents, for the criminal offenses of "Forgery of documents" and "Forgery of identity cards, passports or visas", committed in collaboration;

Citizen Jorgo Komata, 73 years old, resident in Greece, owner of the travel agency and recipient of the sum of money, has been declared wanted for the criminal offense of "Failure to declare money and valuables at the border", committed in collaboration with "Hiding income".

Also, citizen Artur Gjata, 57 years old, resident of Dimal, the other bus driver, was criminally prosecuted at large for the criminal offense of "Failure to declare money and valuables at the border", committed in collaboration.

 "At the exit of the Republic of Albania, the bus of a travel agency, driven by citizen Andi Lami, was taken to the second line for detailed inspection. From the detailed inspection, using the police dog, the police services found hidden in the bus, 3 envelopes inside which there were 74,240 euros and 15 different suspected forged documents (French identity cards, residence permits in Greece and Germany). The amount of money, the false documents and 4 mobile phones were seized as material evidence." - announces the Police.

 

The procedural materials have been referred to the Gjirokastra Prosecutor's Office for further action.

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