A 43-year-old man who was carrying a firearm in his apartment was arrested today after an operation.
Fier Police announced that they finalized the operation codenamed " No Guns 2 ", to crack down on illegal gun possession.
The arrested person is Vasil Osmani, while two unlicensed " Kalashnikov " automatic rifles and ammunition were seized.
The intervention was carried out in the village of Levan, following information collected in operational ways.
The weapons were sent to the Scientific Police Laboratory for examination, to discover through ballistic analysis whether they had been used in previous crimes.
Fier Police Announcement:
The services of the Fier Police Commissariat, in implementation of the plan of measures for the control and capture of persons who circulate with firearms or keep them in their homes without a permit, in cooperation with the services of the "Eagle" Special Force, based on information obtained in the operational route, finalized the police operation codenamed "No Guns 2".
As part of this operation, a 43-year-old citizen, resident of the village of Levan, Fier, was captured and arrested.
During the search of this citizen's apartment, the Police found and seized 2 Kalashnikov-type firearms, as well as combat ammunition, which he possessed without permission.
The firearms will be sent to the Scientific Police Institute to verify whether or not they have been used in previous criminal events.
The procedural materials were referred to the Fier Prosecutor's Office, for the criminal offense of "Unlicensed possession and production of weapons, explosive weapons and combat ammunition."