
A bar house has been discovered in Laknas, Tirana, by the police.
Police Station No. 5 in Kamëz announced today (March 19) that it finalized the operation codenamed "Llamba", to crack down on a case of indoor cannabis cultivation.
Two brothers were arrested and together with them was the OSHEE employee who had not reported the theft of electricity used to cultivate narcotic plants. The suspects' father was also charged.
Narcotics and electrical equipment used for cultivation were seized. The suspects are accused of having adapted the apartment for this criminal activity. The OSHEE employee is being investigated for abuse of office, as he failed to detect the illegal electricity connection.
"As part of the work to prevent and crack down on criminal activities in the field of narcotics, as well as based on information provided by police intelligence, the services of Police Commissariat No. 5 finalized the police operation codenamed "Llamba", within which a residence in the village of Laknas was identified, adapted for the cultivation of narcotic plants, where lighting and ventilation equipment had been installed for their growth, while electricity was illegally obtained. During the operation, the 2 suspected perpetrators of this criminal activity were arrested, who cultivated the plants in the premises of this residence, specifically citizens Sh. M., 38 years old and FM, 28 years old. Also, following the actions, their father, citizen ZM, 66 years old, was proceeded with at large, as it is suspected that he was aware of this illegal activity and had not reported it", announced the capital's police at the end of the action.
Following the investigation, the OSHEE employee, citizen EP, 29 years old, was also arrested for abuse of office, as he is suspected of having favored this criminal activity by not recording the illegal electricity connection.
During the search of the apartment, as material evidence, the following were seized: 20 Cannabis Sativa narcotic plants, approximately 60 cm tall, a quantity of processed cannabis narcotics, 5 special lamps for lighting and heating, 2 filters for cleaning odors, 3 cooling fans, 2 devices for measuring and regulating temperature, and other electrical equipment used for indoor cultivation.
"The procedural materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Tirana for further action. The State Police continues its work to prevent and crack down on the cultivation of narcotics and invites citizens to cooperate by reporting any case of illegality to the number 112," the announcement states, among other things.