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State Police part of the international action, 566 arrested, 1 ton of drugs seized

State Police part of the international action, 566 arrested, 1 ton of drugs

The State Police has become part of the international operation EMPACT JAD 2023, between November 13-18, which took place simultaneously in 26 European countries, with the support of Europol, Interpol, Eurojust, Frontex, the European Border Guard Agency and agencies other international law enforcers.

The operation targeted firearms, narcotics, and immigrant trafficking networks, as well as hitting high-risk criminal networks.

In Albania, the operation was coordinated by the Europol Directorate, engaging a total of 315 State Police employees for the control of 2648 subjects, 1525 citizens, 987 vehicles, 40 postal packages and 92 premises. In our country, 28 citizens were arrested, firearms, ammunition, 81 kg of cannabis and many doses of cocaine were seized.

In total, in 26 European countries, 566 citizens were arrested during this operation (218 for human trafficking, 186 for drug trafficking, 69 for arms trafficking, 89 for other crimes); 310 firearms, military ammunition and about 1 ton of drugs (626 kg of cocaine, almost 300 kg of cannabis, heroin and other narcotics) were seized.

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