The Border Police in Rinas have cracked down on a case of attempted trafficking of firearms from Albania to the United Kingdom.
Its possessor, Albanian citizen ( with British citizenship ) SK, 42 years old, residing in England, was arrested in flagrante delicto.
Meanwhile, the police have seized 1 firearm, a pistol, with combat ammunition.
As a result of dedicated checks, based on risk analysis and police intelligence information, intensified due to the influx of entry/exit traffic, the Border Police services of the Rinas BCP, in cooperation with the security services at the Rinas airport, foiled a case of attempted trafficking of firearms from Albania to the United Kingdom. In this case, the Albanian citizen (with British citizenship) SK, 42 years old, resident in England, was arrested in flagrante delicto. From the scanner check, in the luggage of this citizen, upon exiting Albania, 1 firearm, a pistol with combat ammunition, was found, which was seized as material evidence", the police announced.
The procedural materials were transferred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Tirana, for further action, for the criminal offense of " Trafficking in weapons and ammunition ".