They violated the order of the Ministry of Agriculture and registered 120 livestock (cattle and small livestock) smuggled from Greece, 4 veterinarians were arrested, the 39-year-old suspected trader was declared wanted, and the 3 people who kept the animals in their stables were taken under investigation.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Investigation Section of the Korça Police announced today that it has finalized the police operation codenamed "Matriculli".
"All these actions were carried out in violation of the order of the Minister of Agriculture, temporarily banning the movement of small animals," local police announced.
Arrested for abuse of office are veterinarians Baki Myrtollari , 64 years old, resident of Durrës, Kujtim Agolli , 57 years old, resident of Korça, Demir Koritari , 64 years old, resident of Maliq, employees of the National Veterinary and Plant Protection Authority, Devoll branch.
Also Ergys Lame , 39 years old, resident of Devoll, employee (veterinarian) of the National Veterinary and Plant Protection Authority, Devoll branch, who will also be charged with exercising unlawful influence.
Guri Mazelliu, 39, a resident of Devoll, was declared wanted, suspected of the criminal offenses of "smuggling of other goods", "storage and storage of contraband goods", "trading or transporting contraband goods", "hiding income" and "non-payment of taxes and duties".
39-year-old Guri Mazelliu is not an unknown name for justice, as on May 1, 2009, when he was 23 years old, during a conflict for weak motives, he shot citizen Erigels Bregu in the head with an axe, leaving him injured .
A month ago, the 39-year-old threatened workers with a gun who were paving the road in the tourist village of Dardha in Korça.
Guri Mazelliu was sheltering in a stable on the border with Greece, and when police officers approached him to arrest him, due to the difficult terrain, he was able to leave and escape towards the neighboring country.
Police notification
The police operation codenamed "Matriculli" is being finalized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Investigation Section.
120 smuggled small livestock and cattle registered, 4 veterinarians arrested in flagrante delicto.
A 39-year-old man suspected of smuggling cattle and beef from Greece is wanted.
Criminal proceedings are being filed against 3 citizens who kept livestock and cattle in their stables.
All these actions were carried out in violation of the order of the Minister of Agriculture, temporarily banning the movement of small animals.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Investigation Specialists, in cooperation with the Trafficking Section, based on information obtained through operational means, organized and finalized the police operation codenamed "Matriculli", as a result of which:
- citizens BM, 64 years old, resident of Durrës, KA, 57 years old, resident of Korça, and DK, 64 years old, resident of Maliq, employees (veterinarians) of the National Veterinary and Plant Protection Authority, Devoll branch, were arrested in flagrante delicto for the criminal offense of "Abuse of office";
- was arrested in flagrante delicto for the criminal offenses of "Abuse of office" and "Exercising illegal influence over persons exercising public functions", citizen EL, 39 years old, resident of Devoll, employee (veterinarian) of the National Veterinary and Plant Protection Authority, Devoll branch;
- citizen GM, 39 years old, resident of Devoll, was declared wanted, suspected of the criminal offenses "Smuggling of other goods", "Storage and storage of contraband goods", "Trading or transporting contraband goods", "Hiding income" and "Non-payment of taxes and duties";
- the materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office where proceedings were initiated at large for citizens MM, 40 years old, resident of the village of Voskop, EZ, 48 years old, resident of Bilisht, and R. Zh., 57 years old, resident of the village of Tren, for the criminal offense "Storage or deposit of contraband goods".
From the investigations it is suspected that the citizen declared wanted GM, has smuggled from Greece, 100 small cattle and 20 cattle. Then, it is suspected that in collaboration with the arrested citizens (veterinarians) they have registered the cattle and cattle, with the registrations they have received from the veterinary office in Devoll. The 3 prosecuted citizens are suspected of having kept in their stables, the cattle and cattle smuggled by the 39-year-old.
The procedural materials were passed to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Korça, for further action.