Durrës Police have cracked down on two more cases of illegal possession of firearms.
As a result, three people were arrested and firearms, grenades, cartridges and drugs were seized .
Police announcement:
As a result of the intensification of controls and operational work, with the objective of identifying and detaining citizens who pose a risk to public safety by possessing or selling firearms, with the aim of committing criminal acts, the Narcotics Investigation Section and the Shijak Police Commissariat, in cooperation with the Special Operational Force, finalized the operation codenamed "Kalibri".
During the operation, the following citizens were arrested:
-LD, and A. M. , both residents of Lezha, who were caught driving a vehicle, at the entrance to the city of Durrës, suspected of selling a firearm (pistol) with 2 magazines and cartridges. The gun and ammunition were found in the bag of the passenger, citizen LD, who was also found to have a small amount of the suspected narcotic substance Cannabis Sativa;
-D. T. , after during searches in his apartment in the village of Shtrazë, Shijak, 1 firearm (Kalashnikov), 1 defensive grenade (with attached fuse), 1 gun magazine and hundreds of live ammunition, which were possessed without a permit, were found.
The procedural materials were referred to the Durrës Prosecutor's Office for further action .