A gang of robbers of taxi drivers and citizens on the street has been dismantled in the capital, leading to the arrest of 3 suspects, including a woman.
The action was carried out by Police Station No. 4 in Tirana, codenamed " Episodes ", as several cases of criminal incidents involving detainees with previous criminal records were uncovered.
The arrested are Ajla Qefalia, Fatbardh Byberi and Luis Mija .
They are accused of attempting to forcefully steal a taxi driver's wallet and then stealing a female citizen's cellphone. Initially, two of them were arrested, followed by a third, who was traveling in a taxi with the two arrested.
The police said that the three arrested had prior convictions for the same crime, one of them under house arrest .
The stolen cell phone was also seized as evidence.
Tirana Police Announcement:
"As a result of the investigations conducted with the objective of identifying and arresting the perpetrators of the thefts, the services of Police Commissariat No. 4 finalized the operation "Episodet", during which citizens AQ, 22 years old, FB, 36 years old and LM, 22 years old, all three residents of Tirana, citizens with precedents in the field of thefts, were arrested.
From the investigative actions, it is suspected that yesterday, citizens AQ and FB attempted to forcefully steal the wallet of the taxi driver they were traveling in on “Selaudin Zorba” street. Afterwards, it is suspected that they stole the cellphone of a female citizen on “Tahsim Shehu” street.
Further, the investigation revealed that citizen AQ was currently under house arrest for the criminal offense of "Theft." It is also suspected that the 22-year-old was with the other 2 arrested persons in a taxi at the time of the attempted theft.
"Under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office, investigations are ongoing, with the aim of uncovering other thefts that these citizens may have committed. The procedural materials were referred to the Tirana Prosecutor's Office for further action."