A 24-year-old man has been arrested in Tirana, after allegedly stalking and threatening a citizen through fake profiles on social networks, with the aim of extorting a sum of money from him.
Tirana Police announces that the operation codenamed "Accountet" was finalized by specialists from the Cyber Crime Investigation Sector, in cooperation with the Special Operational Force of the Tirana Police Department, under the direction of the Prosecution.
Citizen Klevis Gega, 24 years old, resident of Tirana, was arrested, who was caught red-handed while receiving the amount of money.
According to preliminary investigations, the young man is suspected of having created and used fake profiles on virtual platforms to stalk and threaten citizen DP, forcing him to give him a sum of money.
During the operation, police seized a sum of money and two mobile phones as material evidence.
Investigations continue to identify other persons who may be involved in the case and to fully document the criminal activity.
The procedural materials have been referred to the Prosecution for the criminal offenses of "Stalking", "Coercion by Threat to Give Up Property", "Computer Forgery" and "Misuse of Equipment".