The director of Rrogozhina prison, Bilal Hasa, who was wanted as the owner of the "drug house" that was discovered in Peqin, has surrendered to the police.
He has denied the charges and has denied the allegations raised in the police report, stating that he has no connection to the illegal activity discovered in the building. It is learned that he claimed that he has not been to that facility for several months and that he had no knowledge of what might have been going on there.
Meanwhile, during the day, Elbasan police, in a media release, provided more details about the operation in question.
"Following the plan of measures to identify and crack down on the cultivation of narcotic plants in closed environments, based on information obtained in operational ways, the Police services, within the framework of the police operation codenamed 'Kurtaj', carried out a control in the village of Kurtaj, Gjocaj administrative unit. During the control, in the basement of a warehouse, 2 environments adapted for the cultivation of narcotic plants using lamps were found, where about 4,000 cannabis plants were cultivated. The investigative actions resulted in the environment being owned by a BiH citizen, who was declared wanted."
In addition to Bilal Hasa, the head of OSHEE for the Peqin area was also declared wanted, on charges of abuse of office.
"The operation, under the direction of the Elbasan Prosecutor's Office, continues, while intensive work is being done to identify and bring to justice other persons involved in this criminal activity," the police emphasize.