
A 24-year-old man was arrested by the Fier police, after he was caught red-handed transporting illegal immigrants.
The police inform that the KP citizen, 24 years old, resident in Korça, had received 500 euros per person, for 8 immigrants from Nepal, while he was wanted for a month by the Vlora police for the same criminal offense.
Police Notification:
The coded police operation "Axis" is finalized, against the criminal activity of transporting foreign citizens, against payment, for illegal border crossing.
The 24-year-old man was caught red-handed while transporting 8 immigrants from Nepal for 500 euros/person.
The arrested person, wanted by the Vlora Police for the same criminal activity committed about 1 month ago.
The "Benz" type vehicle in which 8 citizens were transported, and 7 mobile phones were seized.
As a result of the immediate administration of the information provided by the police intelligence, that a citizen was transporting immigrants who intended to cross the border illegally, the specialists of the Section for the Investigation of Illegal Traffic and those of the Operational Section, DVP Fier, in cooperation with the services of the Lushnje Police Station, organized and finalized the coded police operation "Axis", as a result of which a 24-year-old KP citizen, resident in Korça, was arrested.
The KP citizen was caught red-handed, on the "Lushnjë-Rrogozhinë" road axis, while driving a "Benz" type vehicle, with which he was transporting 8 immigrants from Nepal. From the investigative actions, it is suspected that the 24-year-old was transporting these citizens, towards Shkodra , against the sum of 500 euros/person, in order for them to cross the border, contrary to the law, towards EU countries.
Also, the verifications showed that the 24-year-old was wanted by the Police of Vlora, since on 29.08.2023, in the village of Vrion, he abandoned the "Range Rover" type vehicle with which he was transporting immigrants, with the aim of illegally crossing the border.
The "Benz" type vehicle was seized as material evidence, along with 7 mobile phones.
The procedural materials were passed to the Prosecution at the Court of First Instance of Fier General Jurisdiction, for further actions.