A 26-year-old man from Saranda has been arrested by police after defrauding over 35 businesses by posing as a state official.
The young man identified as Luçiano Mahilaj was caught red-handed receiving an amount of 56,000 new lek from a person in Saranda.
Mahilaj introduced himself to businessmen in various cities as an employee of IKMT, AKU, Taxes, etc., where for each case he received an amount ranging from 200 to 600 euros.
"DVP Gjirokastër/ The operation codenamed "The End" is finalized, as a result of a month-long investigation. A case of fraud and embezzlement of state duty is uncovered.
The operation was finalized by the Section for the Investigation of Economic and Financial Crimes, under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Gjirokastra.
The 26-year-old was arrested after defrauding over 35 businesses and commercial entities in different cities, posing as employees of the IKMT, AKU, Taxes, etc. From his actions, he benefited from amounts ranging from 200 to 600 euros per case.
The 26-year-old was caught red-handed receiving an amount of 56,000 new lek from a citizen, in the city of Saranda.
The amount of money is seized.
As a result of an investigation conducted using proactive methods, in coordination with the Gjirokastra Prosecutor's Office, to document the criminal activity of a citizen who defrauded businesses and commercial entities by posing as an employee of IKMT, AKU, Taxes, etc., specialists from the Economic and Financial Crimes Investigation Section, in cooperation with the Operational Sector of the Gjirokastra DVP and the Saranda Police Commissariat, finalized the operation codenamed "The End".
During this operation, citizen LM, 26 years old, resident of Saranda, was caught red-handed in the city of Saranda, fraudulently receiving an amount of 56,000 new lek from a citizen, and was arrested.
From the investigations conducted, it has been documented that citizen LM has defrauded, with the aim of embezzling sums of money, 35 businesses and commercial entities in various cities such as Gjirokastër, Tepelena, Përmet, Vlorë, Himara, Orikum, Fier, Berat, etc., where in each case he benefited from amounts ranging from 200 to 600 euros.
The investigation continues with the aim of legally documenting this activity.
The Gjirokastra Local Police Directorate thanks the leaders of the IKMT and the citizens for their cooperation and denunciation of this case of fraud, which led to the documentation of all cases and the arrest in flagrante delicto of this citizen, and encourages citizens to continue denouncing any case of illegality, with the guarantee of a quick, impartial and legal response.
"The procedural materials were referred to the Gjirokastra Prosecutor's Office for further action," the police statement said.