Over 7,000 cannabis plants discovered in Velipojë, the head of the Shkodra Police Station and two officers suspended

The discovery of 7,446 suspected narcotic Cannabis Sativa plants in the village of Reç i Ri in Velipoja has brought immediate measures within the ranks of the State Police.

Following the notification from the Police, the General Director, Skënder Hita, has ordered the suspension from duty of the head of the Shkodra Police Station, the head of the Velipojë Police Station and the officer responsible for the area where the plantation was found, while the disciplinary investigation has also been extended to two other employees involved in controlling the territory.

Announcement: 

7446 suspected narcotic plants of Cannabis Sativa were found cultivated in the village of Reç i Ri, Velipojë Administrative Unit. The General Director of the State Police, Director Madhor Skender Hita, suspends from duty the Chief of the Shkodra Police Commissariat, the Chief of the Velipojë Police Station and the Assistant Policing Specialist in the Area, responsible for the territory where the plants were found.

A disciplinary investigation is also underway for 2 other employees, part of the territory control group.

Following information received in the email of the General Director of the State Police, regarding the cultivation of thousands of narcotic plants in the village of Reç i Ri, Velipojë, in an open, easily verifiable territory in a field area, work was immediately organized to destroy them, as well as to identify and capture the perpetrators.

Meanwhile, the General Director of the State Police ordered the Directorate of Professional Standards to conduct an in-depth administrative investigation.

For deficiencies found in the failure to fulfill duties, a disciplinary investigation was initiated against 5 police officers, specifically for:

-Chief Commissioner BL, acting Head of the Shkodra Police Station, for whom disciplinary suspension from duty has been imposed;

- Deputy Commissioner ZM, acting Chief of the Velipoja Police Station, also suspended from duty;

-Inspector SK, with the duty of Assistant Area Policing Specialist, responsible for the territory where the narcotic plants were found, suspended from duty.

Further, a disciplinary investigation has been initiated, without suspension from duty, for Deputy Commissioner DN, with the duty of Crime Investigation Specialist at the Velipojë Police Station, and Inspector EI, with the duty of Assistant Area Policing Specialist at the Velipojë Police Station, both part of the territory control group.

The fight against the cultivation of narcotic plants and any form of illegality is a priority of the State Police.
Every case will be treated with maximum determination and without any compromise, both towards the perpetrators of criminal acts, as well as towards any police officer who does not fulfill legal obligations or abuses their duty.