
It is suspected that he started a fire in a pasture area, causing the burning of about 600 hectares of vegetation and natural surface in the Dajti National Park, the 63-year-old was arrested.
After receiving the notification that a fire had broken out in the place called "Mountain with Pits", the relevant services immediately went to the scene.
"As a result of the investigative and operational actions, carried out immediately after the event, the specialists of the Police Station No. 4 made it possible to identify, capture and arrest the suspected perpetrator, citizen BH, 63 years old, resident of Fushë-Stanë.
From the preliminary investigations, it results that this citizen is suspected that while working as a shepherd in the area, he started a fire in a pasture area, in the place called "Fushë Stanë", in the area of Malit me Gropa, which, favored by the strong wind and high temperatures, has resulted in the burning of about 600 hectares of land with pastures and various vegetation, in areas such as the valley of the Mullin Gorge, Qafa e Qershia, which are located within the boundaries of the Dajti National Park, which is part of the Protected Natural Areas', the Tirana police announcement states.
The procedural materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office, for further actions, for the criminal offense "Destruction by fire of forests and forest environment".