Famous businessman wanted

2025-07-29 11:36:07Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Famous businessman wanted
Sokol Meqemeja

Well-known businessman Sokol Meqemeja has been declared wanted by the Saranda Police for illegally building a gas plant (TEC) on public property.

The operation was carried out today by the Vlora, Saranda Police and the Tirana IKMT with the Environmental Inspectorate.

The raids began immediately after information was received that a new investment, a gas plant (TEC), was being built on state land without a permit. Police announced today that the two company engineers, Elton Malkaj and Luan Metaj, were arrested in flagrante delicto, while the company administrator, Juglerd Ibrahimi, was also declared wanted.

In collaboration with IKMT Tirana and the Environmental Inspectorate, works on this facility are blocked.

Police announcement:

As part of the measures taken to prevent and crack down on cases of illegal construction that violate the territory and the environment, the structures of the Economic and Financial Crime Investigation Section of the Vlora DVP, in cooperation with the inspectors of the IKMT Tirana and the Environmental Inspectorate, exercised control over a private entity (gas company) in Delvina.

During the inspection, it was found that this company was building a gas plant (TEC), on public property, without a construction and development permit from the competent authorities.

At the conclusion of the first procedural actions, Criminal Investigation specialists arrested the following citizens in flagrante delicto:

EM, 31 years old, responsible for the gas plant, and LM, 53 years old, responsible for the construction site, both suspected of the criminal offenses "Illegal construction", with the intention of profit, and "Land occupation".

Also, the following citizens were declared wanted:

SM, 56 years old, the owner of the company, and JI, 36 years old, the company administrator, both also suspected of the criminal offenses of “Illegal construction”, with the intention of profit, and “Land occupation”.

The IKMT has kept a record of the violation and has blocked the works on this facility.

The procedural materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Saranda, for further action.


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