A police officer, on duty at the Security Block in Tirana, has been arrested by the police for trying to introduce narcotics into the detention facilities.
Employee ML was handcuffed by AMP agents, after the latter had information that the police officer had made an appointment to buy cocaine, which he would then bring inside the Security Block to sell.
At the time of his arrest, 0.4 grams of cocaine and a sum of 70 euros were found and seized from him.
The arrested police officer is accused of abuse of office, drug production and sale, and failure to report a crime.
Police Oversight Agency Announcement:
The Police Supervision Agency (Tirana Region) has arrested in flagrante delicto the police officer Inspector ML, on duty as a Service Trooper in the Security Block at the Tirana Police Department, suspected of committing the criminal offenses of "Abuse of office", "Production and sale of narcotics" and "Failure to report a crime".
His arrest was made possible after confidential information from the Tirana Regional Directorate of the AMP revealed that this employee was planning to meet to purchase several doses of the narcotic substance, suspected to be cocaine, with the aim of selling it later in the premises of the Security Block where he was working. During the physical search, a dose of the narcotic substance was found, which after weighing resulted in the amount of 0.4 grams and 70 euros, seized as material evidence.
The materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Tirana.