Gold jewelry and a quantity of cocaine were seized in the Port of Durrës, the driver was handcuffed

A quantity of gold jewelry (177 rings, pendants, watches), 1,900 euros and a small quantity of the narcotic substance cocaine was seized in the Port of Durrës.

Thanks to the coded operation "Jewelry", the driver of the van was arrested where jewelry, euros and doses of cocaine were found.

Police Notification:

The police operation coded "Bizhutë", developed by the Border Police of the Port of Durrës and the Sector for the Investigation of Economic Crimes in the Local Directorate of the Durrës Police, in cooperation with the customs authorities of the Port, is finalized.

The operation, following successive operations carried out by the Border Police and that of the district, for the prevention and suppression of attempts to traffic weapons and narcotics, the introduction of large sums of money, without declaring them, of oil and other contraband goods.

A quantity of gold jewelry (177 rings, pendants, watches), 1,900 euros and a small quantity of the narcotic cocaine was seized.

The driver of the van where jewelry, euros and doses of cocaine were found was arrested.

The Border Police of the Port of Durrës, following successive operations to combat cross-border crimes, as a result of the intensification of controls, risk analysis and police intelligence, in cooperation with the Sector for the Investigation of Economic and Financial Crimes of the DVP Durrës and the customs authorities of Port, organized and finalized the coded police operation "Jewelry".

As part of the operation, a van driven by a 41-year-old citizen, resident in Tirana, who was traveling from Italy to Durrës, was passed for detailed control, in the second line.

During the detailed inspection, the Police found 1900 euros and gold jewelry hidden in the van, which were seized as material evidence.

At the end of the first investigative actions carried out by the Sector for the Investigation of Economic and Financial Crimes of DVP Durrës, the citizen was arrested in flagrante delicto and the procedural materials were handed over to the Prosecution at the Court of First Instance of the General Jurisdiction of Durrës, for actions of further.