He received 10 thousand euros for extracting oil seized from Tunisia, police officer arrested in Durrës!

2025-02-09 14:34:15Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
He received 10 thousand euros for extracting oil seized from Tunisia, police
AMP

The Police Supervision Agency has arrested a police officer and has announced a search for three other people who are accused of theft committed in collaboration.

According to AMP, Inspector AM, 21, allowed a 31-year-old and a 34-year-old to remove a significant amount of oil from the Tanzanian-flagged ship "AYAZANOYBYA", which was anchored and seized in Porto Romano, which was seized as material evidence by the Durrës Prosecutor's Office.

Police officer Armand Marvataj was on duty to guard the seized ship with the amount of oil, but was bribed with the sum of 10 thousand euros.

It is reported that 7 people of Egyptian and Syrian nationality have also been processed at large, accused of theft committed in collaboration and smuggling of goods.

Police announcement:

The Police Supervision Agency (Durres-Kavaja Region), in cooperation with the Economic and Financial Crimes Investigation Section at the Durres Police Department, successfully finalized the operation "TURNI", where, following information obtained through operational means, it became possible to arrest in flagrante delicto the police officer of the General Patrol at the Durres Police Commissariat, Inspector AM, 21 years old, suspected of "Abuse of duty" and "Passive corruption of persons exercising public functions", and citizens JK, 31 years old and DM, 34 years old, suspected of "Smuggling of goods subject to excise duty with full or partial suspension of customs duties", "Theft committed in collaboration", and "Active corruption of persons exercising public functions" were declared wanted.

The arrest and wanted notice of the above-mentioned citizens was made because, in cooperation with each other, on 27.01.2025, at around 15:00, they extracted a significant amount of oil from the Tanzanian-flagged ship "AYAZANOYBYA", which was anchored and seized in Porto Romano, which was seized as material evidence by the Durrës Prosecutor's Office.

Investigations conducted by the AMP and the Economic and Financial Crimes Investigation Section at the Durrës Police Department have revealed that police officer AM, in exchange for a payment of 10,000 euros, given by citizen JK, allowed the removal of the amount of oil found on the ship, in collaboration with crew members.

Also, all procedural actions were carried out in cooperation, including re-examination of the ship, examination of film footage in Porto Romano Durrës, taking statements and taking samples for expertise in all ballast areas, and it resulted that the amount of oil that was in these areas at the time of seizure (date 12.01.2025) had been replaced with water.

Following the actions, 7 citizens were prosecuted at large, suspected of "Smuggling of goods subject to excise duty with full or partial suspension of customs duties", "Theft committed in collaboration", as follows;

1. LK, 29 years old

2. ⁠ FI, 23 years old (Syrian citizen)

3. ⁠A. Sh., 22 years old (Syrian citizen)

4. ⁠ S. Sh., 25 years old (Syrian citizen)

5. ⁠ HB, 47 years old (Syrian citizen)

6. ⁠SB, 53 years old (Egyptian citizen)

7. ⁠WB, 42 years old (Syrian citizen)

The procedural materials will be referred to the Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) for further investigations.


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