The State Police has taken stock of the month of November, revealing that 73 operations have been finalized, which have led to the arrest of 568 suspected perpetrators of various criminal offenses.
The Blue Uniforms explain that 10 of these operations have been finalized in cooperation with partners, for the capture or extradition of internationally wanted persons.
During this month, 127 kg of cannabis, 6.1 kg of cocaine, thousands of doses of these substances, as well as 578 narcotic seedlings and equipment for cultivating seedlings using lamps indoors were seized.
Also seized were 14 firearms, over 1.8 million euros with suspicious sources, and 19 properties belonging to a member of a criminal group.
"Operational and investigative structures were committed to finalizing a series of massive and extremely important operations at the national and international level, to crack down on criminal groups implicated in the production, sale and trafficking of cocaine and cannabis, to crack down on corruption, as well as to provide assistance to immigrants and illegal border crossings."
-2 attempts to traffic Cannabis were prevented and foiled (one case from Dubai to Rinas, while the other case was through the Kapshtica Border Crossing Point, in Greece).
-Thanks to the timely response of the Police services, as well as based on police intelligence, criminal events in Debar and Kurbin, which could have been committed with weapons and/or fuel, were prevented.
-Thanks to professional investigative work, it was possible to solve 1 murder committed in Tirana, the burning of 2 vehicles in Shkodër, and an arson case in Peqin.
-9 operations to solve thefts were finalized.
-The Border Police's efforts thwarted 5 attempts to smuggle undeclared amounts of money through border crossing points. In this context, 2 consecutive attempts to smuggle over 1 million euros into Albania were prevented and thwarted.
-The Directorate for the Investigation of Cybercrimes at the Criminal Police Department, in cooperation with local Police structures, cracked down on 6 cases of cybercrimes, such as: unauthorized publication of intimate materials, blackmail, and the exchange of money into cryptocurrencies and vice versa.
-The investigative and operational structures in the regions carried out massive actions against the illegal organization of gambling, mainly in Tirana, Durrës, Elbasan, Korçë, Vlorë and Fier. Premises adapted for this illegality were discovered, the perpetrators were brought to criminal responsibility and equipment was seized.
-6 cases were cracked in the field of smuggling, as well as 4 cases of providing assistance to immigrants for illegal passage to EU countries."
The Traffic Police have also continued intensive checks and monitoring on all axes of the country, using intelligent logistical tools, with the aim of preventing road accidents and facilitating the movement of road users.
As a result of monitoring with services and intelligent devices, 219 drivers were arrested, of which 125 for driving while intoxicated and 94 for driving without a driver's license.
"As a result of monitoring traffic with intelligent speedometers, 3,150 administrative measures have been imposed for speeding beyond the permitted limits, which have the additional measure of suspending the driving license and deducting points from the driving license. Also, 24 driving licenses have been suspended for driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages and 166 driving licenses for other violations of the Highway Code. 38 cases of illegal border crossings, 14 cases of using false documents to cross borders and 3 cases of trafficking in motor vehicles have been dealt with."