NAMES/ The guard stole icons from the archaeological parks and sold them for 10-20 thousand euros, two people are arrested

2024-03-30 12:03:10Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

NAMES/ The guard stole icons from the archaeological parks and sold them for

Two people have been arrested by the police, after selling stolen icons from the archeological parks in Fier , Gjirokastër and Berat .

Pëllumb Leka and Emanuel Çaço , who were caught in the place called "Bishti i Zhuri" in Rrogozhinë, have fallen in handcuffs .

According to the police, 53-year-old Pëllumb Leka, taking advantage of the fact that he was employed near the archaeological parks, sometimes as a guard and sometimes as an assistant, provided statues and icons of different sizes in the cities of Fier, Berat, Gjirokastër, and then in collaboration with 56-year-old Emanuel Çaço, trafficked for profit.

It is learned that the two arrested persons sold a part of the statues and icons to foreign citizens from Italy, Greece and Montenegro, against values ​​ranging from 10,000 to 20,000 euros.

Police notification :

They stole and trafficked works of art, 2 citizens were caught in the act and put in handcuffs.

One of the arrested, employed as a guard near the archaeological parks.

13 statues of different sizes and shapes are seized as material evidence.

Specialists of the Illegal Traffic Investigation Section of DVP Durrës, in implementation of the measures defined in the national operational plan "Rule of Law", based on police intelligence for a case of theft and trafficking of works of art from archaeological parks, have organized and finalized the coded police operation "ICONAT".

As a result, the following citizens were arrested:

These citizens were caught red-handed during the operation, in the place called "Bishti i Zhuri", Rrogozhinë, driving a vehicle in which 13 statues and icons of different sizes and shapes were found during the inspection.

From the investigative actions, it is suspected that these citizens, in cooperation with each other, were involved in the trafficking of works of art and culture. The citizen PL, taking advantage of the fact that he was employed near the archaeological parks, sometimes as a guard and sometimes as an assistant, provided statues and icons of different sizes in the cities of Fier, Berat, Gjirokastër, and then in collaboration with the citizen E. Ç. , trafficked for profit.

Some of the statues and icons were sold to foreign nationals from Italy, Greece and Montenegro, against values ​​ranging from 10,000 to 20,000 euros.

In the direction of the Prosecutor's Office, the work continues for the clarification and complete documentation of this case.

The procedural materials were handed over to the Prosecution, for the criminal offense "Trafficking of works of art and culture".


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