A football player has been arrested by the police in Tirana, after being accused of providing forged tourist visas for foreign citizens.
The 21-year-old football player Yvan Zouzou , who is suspected of providing foreign citizens with forged tourist visas in order to enter Albania and then illegally cross to the EU countries, has been arrested .
Meanwhile, 2 other citizens with the initials Sh. S., 43 years old, resident in Tirana, and IB, 27 years old, resident in Germany , as they allegedly helped the 21-year-old.
While there are 13 suspected forged visas, transfer mandates, other documents and 2 mobile phones.
Police notification:
Finalized by the Section for the Investigation of Illegal Traffic, the police operation coded "Visa", to crack down on the criminal activity of providing assistance for illegal border crossing, against payment. A 21-year-old (footballer), who provided forged tourist visas for foreign citizens, with the purpose of entering Albania and then illegally crossing to EU countries, was arrested.
Two other citizens are being prosecuted, as they allegedly helped the 21-year-old. 13 suspected forged visas, transfer mandates, other documents and 2 mobile phones were seized.
The Illegal Traffic Investigation Specialists of DVP Tirana, following the work to prevent and attack the illegal activity of providing assistance to foreign citizens, for illegal crossing of borders with EU countries, through transit in Albanian territory, based and in the information provided on the operative route, have hit a case of this criminal activity, within the coded police operation "Visa".
During the operation, the citizen YZ, 21 years old, resident in Tirana, was detained, as well as the citizens Sh. S., 43 years old, resident in Tirana, and IB, 27 years old, resident in Germany.
From the investigative actions, it is suspected that the citizen YZ provided suspected forged visas, against payment, for foreign citizens, mainly from the Middle East, to enter Albania, with the aim of illegally crossing the borders with neighboring countries, to then cross in other EU countries.
Following the actions, the materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office, where the criminal proceedings for the citizens Sh. S. and IB, who allegedly helped the 21-year-old in this criminal activity. Work continues to identify other citizens involved in this criminal activity. The materials were passed to the Prosecutor's Office.