
A group of tourists from different countries were handcuffed by the Dhërmiu police after distributing drugs during the tourist season.
5 foreigners, one Spanish, one Brazilian, two Argentines and one Italian, are in handcuffs. The police have arrested Telma Graceda, Carlos Machado, Yanina Isasi, Raul Dedominici and Nikolas Minichiello, who distributed doses of hard drugs such as GHB, MDMA, Poppers, ecstasy, cocaine and cannabis, in Dhërmi, during the tourist season.
During the physical check and the check of the premises where they were accommodated, the Police services found a quantity of narcotics of the GHB type (Gamma-hydroxybutyrate), divided into 160 doses, 30 doses of Poppers, 49 doses of ecstasy, 2 doses of MDMA, 18 doses of cocaine and 3 doses of cannabis, which were seized as material evidence, along with 5 mobile devices.
In addition, the Police services found and seized 2,610 pesos (Argentine currency), 340 euros and 400 dollars, suspected of profiting from the sale of narcotics.
From the investigative actions, it is suspected that these 5 foreigners had come as tourists to Dhërmi and, in cooperation with each other, distributed narcotics in doses, in this coastal area, mainly to other tourists, in night clubs and in various activities of entertainment that takes place on the coast during the tourist season.
The phenomenon of selling drugs in Dhërmi in night clubs has been frequent. Just a few days ago, two Englishmen, Stephen Richards and Richards Deacon, were arrested while their English associate was wanted for selling cocaine and ecstasy in Dhërmi and Himarë.
After them, there were 2 more arrests for distribution of hard drugs in Dhërmi, the procedural materials were passed to the Prosecution for further actions.