
A 20-year-old man has been arrested by the Tirana Police for illegally wearing and using the State Police uniform, posing as a police officer.
According to the official announcement, the young man with the initials EB, 20 years old, resident of Kamëz, was arrested. During a search by his "colleagues", he was found wearing a police uniform and badge similar to those of the State Police.
After verification, it turned out that the young man was not a police officer.
While during the search of his apartment, the officers seized 4 identification documents with names and photographs suspected to be forged, 1 sports weapon of the type pistol with 2 combs, a State Police uniform, 16 police badges and ranks, and 3 hats with insignia similar to those of the police uniform.
The police announce that investigative work continues to fully document the case and to verify whether the 20-year-old may be involved in other illegal activities related to profits through the use of police equipment and uniforms.
Police announcement :
The 20-year-old was arrested for illegally wearing and using the State Police uniform and going out on the streets dressed as a police officer.
Police uniforms, police badges/ranks, 1 sporting weapon and suspected forged documents were seized.
The patrol services of Police Commissariat No. 5, during the checks carried out in the framework of the crackdown on illegality in every area that appears, on "Mother Teresa" Boulevard, have observed the "Mercedes-Benz" type vehicle, driven by citizen E. B., who was wearing a police uniform and emblems, similar to those of the State Police.
After stopping the vehicle and further verification, it turned out that the driver, citizen E. B, was not a police officer.
Furthermore, during the search of his apartment, they found and seized as material evidence:
Work continues to fully document the case and verify whether the 20-year-old may be implicated in other illegal activities related to profits through the use of police equipment and uniforms.
At the conclusion of the first investigative actions, citizen E. B, 20 years old, resident of Kamëz, was arrested in flagrante delicto, and the procedural materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office for further actions.