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37-year-old man arrested in Tirana for driving with firearms, passenger also arrested

Politiko 2025-02-08 10:25:05

37-year-old man arrested in Tirana for driving with firearms, passenger also

A 37-year-old man has been arrested by police after being caught driving with a handgun.

The police have also arrested the passenger traveling with him, citizen AZ, 39 years old, for the criminal offense of "Failure to Report a Crime".

"As a result of continuous field controls, with the aim of preventing and combating illegalities, supported by police intelligence, the Special Force "Eagle" in cooperation with Police Commissariat No. 2 have organized and finalized the police operation codenamed "Flagrance 2" within which the following citizens were captured and arrested:

AK, 37 years old, for the criminal offense of "Unlicensed Weapon Possession" and AZ, 39 years old, for the criminal offense of "Failure to Report a Crime".

As part of this operation, on "Isuf Elezi" street, the Police services stopped for inspection the vehicle driven by citizen A. K, and passenger AZ.

During the interview by the police officers, both of these citizens showed signs of nervousness. Following the actions, after the physical search of citizen A. K, the Police services found a firearm, a pistol, and combat ammunition in his waistband, which were seized as material evidence.

"The procedural materials were passed to the Prosecutor's Office for further action ," the police announced.

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