
2 people have been arrested while others are under investigation, this is the result of the joint operation of the Albanian police with the American partners, to attack the criminal activity of providing assistance for illegal border crossing through forged passports.
They have managed to discover a network of falsification of diplomatic passports, with the aim of illegally crossing the borders to the USA.
The investigation continues in cooperation with partner agencies, to document the involvement in this criminal activity of other entities from neighboring countries.
Police notification:
The services of the Rinas Border Police Commissariat, in cooperation with the Special Police Unit "Joint Shield", in April 2023, arrested the Albanian citizen DI, 56 years old, in an attempt to travel to the USA, with a fake diplomatic passport , which he claimed was issued by an NGO known as "PBF", based outside the territory of the Republic of Albania.
From the investigation, evidence has been collected for at least 4 Albanian citizens suspected of being involved in the criminal activities of providing assistance for illegal crossing of the border and falsification of documents.
Based on the investigations carried out, the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of the General Jurisdiction of Tirana issued the decisions for the execution of arrest warrants for 2 suspected citizens, as well as for the control of 4 apartments and other premises.
During the joint operation with the structures of the Korçë Local Police Directorate, citizens DM and GP, both residents of Korçë, were arrested.
For the GP citizen, the Court has set the security measure "House Arrest", due to his age.
During the operation, various documents and electronic devices were found and seized as material evidence, which will be subjected to further examinations.
Authorized checks were also carried out on other suspected entities involved in the criminal activities of providing assistance for illegal crossing of borders and document forgery.
The investigations for the complete documentation of this criminal activity continue.