
The General Directorate of Prisons has announced that increased controls and measures to prevent the introduction of prohibited items into prisons continue, as part of the zero tolerance policy towards violations of the law.
According to the official announcement, a Prison Police employee was caught red-handed at the Durrës Institution for the Execution of Criminal Decisions (IEVP), who is suspected of attempting to pass narcotics to a detainee.
The case was discovered after a risk analysis of employees identified as having a tendency to be involved in the introduction of prohibited items and thanks to the cooperation with the Agency for Supervision of the System of Execution of Criminal Decisions. After the arrest, the employee was immediately suspended from duty, while during the physical search, another suspected quantity of narcotics was found on him.
Meanwhile, in Fier prison, during the checks carried out in the detention facilities, two mobile phones and a charging plug were found and seized. The perpetrators of bringing them into the institution have not yet been identified.
The authorities inform that both cases are being followed up in cooperation with the Supervisory Agency for the Execution of Criminal Decisions System, while procedural and investigative actions continue to fully clarify them.
The General Directorate of Prisons emphasizes that it remains committed to strengthening security measures and guaranteeing order and integrity in all institutions for the execution of criminal decisions.