
A 41-year-old man was arrested in Lezha during the operation codenamed "Unaza" after allegedly driving an armored vehicle armed and disobeying a police order to stop.
During the chase, he attempted to speed away, but was caught after a few minutes, while police seized a pistol with a loaded cartridge, a magazine with several cartridges, and the armored vehicle.
"Lezha/The operation codenamed "Unaza" is finalized. He was driving an armored vehicle and was armed, he did not obey the order of the police officers to stop and tried to leave, the 41-year-old was caught and arrested.
The 41-year-old has a criminal record for threatening and resisting police officers. 1 firearm, a pistol, with a cartridge in the chamber, its magazine with several cartridges, and the armored vehicle were seized.
The crime investigation structures of the Lezha Police Department, in cooperation with the "Eagle" Special Force and the services of the Lezha Police Commissariat, based on information provided about a citizen who was circulating armed, organized and finalized the codenamed "Unaza" operation, within the framework of which the citizen was arrested:
-AM, 41 years old, resident of the village of Malecaj-Torovicë, Lezhë.
This citizen was located in the village of Torovicë, driving an armored vehicle. The Police Services signaled him to stop, but the driver of the vehicle did not obey the order and continued driving at high speed.
After a few minutes of pursuit, in the village of Malecaj, it was possible to capture and handcuff the 41-year-old. As material evidence, the armored vehicle, 1 pistol firearm, with a cartridge in the chamber, and its magazine with several cartridges, which the driver of the vehicle threw to the ground during the pursuit by the Police, were seized.
"The procedural materials were passed to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Lezha, for further action," the Police wrote.