The migrant trafficking network in Durres hit, 9 arrested (NAMES)

2023-10-12 14:19:19Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The migrant trafficking network in Durres hit, 9 arrested (NAMES)
Arrests in Durres

Nine people have been handcuffed by police in Durres after being accused of creating a network for illegally trafficking migrants to European Union countries.

The citizens Daniel Sina, Regina Hyka, Fatmir Kapa, Shani Piro, Ledion Koçiu, Emiljan Sina, Ardjan Tema, Hume Murrizi and Eleva Pirro have fallen in handcuffs.

They allegedly collaborated with each other for trafficking migrants, who received between 3500 and 5000,<> euros per person.

Also seized were 15 cell phones, 7 cars and amounts of money allegedly obtained from this activity.

Police notification:

The police operation codenamed "Phases" is finalized, to crack down on criminal activity of providing assistance to migrants, to illegally cross the border.

The operation has been conducted over the last six months, in cooperation with the Prosecution Office, with proactive methods.

Two cases of this activity are hit during this phase. 2 people are in the country.

During the investigation period, 4 other cases of this criminal activity were hit and 4 other citizens were handcuffed.

The activity of citizens involved in these cases, who interacted in the form of a criminal group, is documented with legal evidence.

During the investigative period, durres police services have kept in check from Saranda to Shkodra, members of the criminal group who transported the migrants in rented vehicles, against the payment of 3500 - 5000 euros/person.

There are 7 vehicles used for transporting migrants, 4,000 euros and about 100,000 lek, benefitted from this criminal activity, as well as 19 cell phones of members of the network.

As a result of the extensive investigative actions carried out within a criminal proceeding referred several months ago by the Durres Police, to the Prosecution office near the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction durres, for illegal crossing of the border, which was conducted in an organized manner by some citizens, the services of the Police Commissioner Kavajë and specialists of the Anti-Trafficking Section of Durres finalized the police operation codenamed "Phases".

Within this operation are put in handcuffs 9 citizens, as follows:

- F.K., 54 years old, resident in Tirana, Sh.P., 58 years old, resident in Saranda, D.S., 48 years old and R. H., 18, both residents in Kavaja (arrested in flagrant during the operation);

- A. T., 32 years old, resident in Krujë, H.M., 37, resident in Kavaja, E.P., 49, resident in Saranda, E.S., 24 years old and L.K., 44, both residents in Lushnja (detained by order by prosecutor, as a result of the investigation).

Also, citizens F. U., 29, and B.D., 23, both residents in Kumanoque, were declared in search, and the proceedings in a free state for citizen H.B., 65, resident in Durres, were also sought.

Within this operation, 4 other citizens were previously handcuffed who were caught in the flag, transporting migrants, on the axis of the Lezhë-Shkodra road and in Shijak.

From intensive actions carried out by proactive methods, it has been possible to document the criminal activity of these citizens, who organized as a criminal group, against payments of 3500-5000 euros (sent through money transfer points), transported migrants from Nepal, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and India, following the "Turkey-Greece-Albania" route and intended to cross to european Union countries.

The migrants, after gathering in Greece, were passed by members of this network, from the green border, to Saranda, Kumanovo and Korca. The migrants were then accommodated in different environments and transported in rented vehicles, towards Shkodra, to illegally cross the border with Montenegro.

The procedurale materials will be passed to the Prosecution office at the Court of first instance of general jurisdiction durres for further investigation.


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