Tirana police stopped a taxi after receiving information that an armed person was traveling in it.
Paulo Gjini, 23, a resident of Lezha, was arrested on Dibra Street after a pistol with ammunition was found in his bag.
His 24-year-old cousin, who was with him in the taxi, is being investigated at large, suspected of failing to report a crime.
According to the police, the young man from Lezha was traveling armed in a taxi to avoid police checks.
Police announcement:
As a result of the immediate administration of information obtained in the operational route, that a citizen traveling by taxi possessed 1 firearm, the services of Police Commissariat No. 4 finalized the operation "Destination".
During the operation, the taxi in which citizen P. Gj., 23 years old, and his cousin, citizen Xh. Gj., 24 years old, both residents of Lezha, were traveling was stopped on Dibra Street. During the checks, 1 firearm, a pistol with ammunition, was found in the 23-year-old's bag.
At the conclusion of the procedural actions in this case, citizen P. Gj. was arrested for the criminal offense of "Unauthorized possession and production of weapons, explosive weapons and ammunition", while the 24-year-old was proceeded against at large, for the criminal offense of "Failure to report a crime".
The procedural materials were referred to the Tirana Prosecutor's Office for further action.