A serious incident occurred in Tirana, where a 27-year-old man was taken hostage by five young men, who held him for several hours in an apartment and physically and psychologically abused him, forcing him to give them 5,000 euros.
The young men committed this crime in an organized manner, they are aged between 21 and 25.
The police, fortunately, managed to track them down, arresting two of them and declaring the other three wanted. The father of one of them was also arrested, after a pistol was found on him during a police search.
Police announcement:
The Serious Crimes Investigation Sector, in cooperation with the Special Operations Force Sector, is finalizing the operation codenamed "Restriction".
They deprived a 27-year-old of his freedom for several hours and physically raped him in an apartment, forcing him to give them 5,000 euros. 5 citizens are identified. 2 of them are arrested, and 3 accomplices are wanted.
The father of one of the arrested was also arrested after a firearm, a pistol with combat ammunition, was found in his apartment.
A pistol, 5,000 euros, 6 cell phones and 1 vehicle were seized.
Immediately after the announcement that a citizen had been deprived of his liberty and raped, with the aim of extorting a sum of money, the Serious Crimes Investigation Sector, in cooperation with the Special Operations Force Sector, organized the work to identify and capture the perpetrators, as well as to clarify the circumstances of the case.
As a result of the quick and professional actions of the Police services, within the framework of the "Restriction" operation, the 5 suspected perpetrators of the case were identified, 2 of them were arrested and put in handcuffs, citizens LK, 24 years old and AN, 24 years old, and 3 accomplices were declared wanted, citizens KN, 23 years old, MM, 21 years old and SC, 25 years old.
From the investigations conducted using proactive methods, it is suspected that these 5 citizens have collaborated with each other to take money from the 27-year-old. Citizens LK, MM and KN have deprived the 27-year-old of his freedom for several hours and have physically violated him in the premises of an apartment. After the 27-year-old has given them 5000 euros, they have threatened him again to give them another amount of money.
Following the operation, a search was conducted at the apartment of citizen A. K, 60 years old, (father of citizen LK), where 1 firearm, a pistol with combat ammunition, was found, which was seized as material evidence.
During the search in the room where citizen LK was staying, 5,000 euros were found (it is suspected that this is the amount of money that was taken from the 27-year-old).
The procedural materials will be passed on to the Prosecutor's Office for further action.