Operation 'Value' ARRESTS 2 people in Fier/ Trafficked from Greece 107 works of art, "TREASURE" 1.5 million euros that was discovered!

2023-12-19 10:47:05Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Operation 'Value' ARRESTS 2 people in Fier/ Trafficked from Greece 107

A criminal group that trafficked precious archeological works belonging to the period of antiquity, has been hit by the police of Fier.

Shpetim Kalemi, 51 years old and Pandeli Petani, 57 years old who are accused of having trafficked from Greece works of art, icons and paintings by Greek authors belonging to the period of antiquity, among them a marble head from the period of the second century before the birth of Christ.

The value of the precious archaeological works that have been trafficked by the Greek state is worth 1.5 million euros.

During the search made in the 2 apartments of the arrested, a quantity of the drug 'cannabis' was found; sativa, military ammunition and a van that was used to transport archaeological works, which were seized as material evidence.

"During this operation, control was exercised in two apartments in the city of Fier, specifically in the apartments of citizens Sh. K. and P. P., where the Police services found and seized as material evidence 107 works of art suspected of being trafficked by the Greek state, including icons and paintings by Greek and Romanian authors, swords and other items suspected to belong to period of antiquity, a suspected marble head from the second century before the birth of Christ, all of this worth about 1.5 million euros, as well as the van vehicle with which the authors transported the works from the Greek state to Albania, military ammunition, a quantity suspected narcotic substance cannabis sativa and an electronic scale" - announced the police. 

A total of 107 works of art suspected of being trafficked by the Greek state were also found in two apartments in the city of Fier. The police also published a video of the seizure operation of these works of art.

Among the objects seized are icons and paintings by Greek and Romanian authors, swords and other objects suspected to belong to the period of antiquity, a marble head suspected of the second century BC. "All this worth about 1.5 million euros," informed the police.

 



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