
A criminal prostitution operation has been cracked down on in the city of Durrës after a 3-week investigation.
Three Chinese women have been arrested, while five other people will be investigated at large.
The illegal activity by foreigners wearing hijabs was carried out in a rented apartment in neighborhood no. 13, Plazh.
During the checks, the blue uniforms seized 3 Chinese passports, a sum of money, 8 cell phones, and 11 bank cards from the Republic of China and the United Arab Emirates.
The operation was codenamed 'Space'.
Police announcement:
As a result of investigations conducted by the Trafficking Investigation Section, under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office, for a period of three weeks, for the criminal offenses of "Prostitution" and "Adaptation of premises for prostitution", the police operation codenamed "Space" was finalized in cooperation with the Special Operations Force.
As part of this operation, the following Chinese citizens were arrested in flagrante delicto for the criminal offenses of "Prostitution" and "Adapting premises for prostitution":
-MY, 41 years old, JB, 43 years old and LH, 47 years old.
-Also, the materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office where proceedings were initiated in the absence of the criminal offense "Prostitution", for citizens A. Gj., O. Ll., VN, AK and AG.
The investigations conducted revealed that the 3 Chinese nationals had rented an apartment in neighborhood no. 13, Plazh, Durrës, and had adapted it for the practice of prostitution.
During the search of the apartment premises, the following were found and seized as material evidence: 3 passports of Chinese citizens, a sum of money suspected of being obtained from prostitution, 8 mobile phones and 11 bank cards from the Republic of China and the United Arab Emirates.
The procedural materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction of Durrës.