It took the engagement of 7,000 officers and 90 drones in a police magaoperation to destroy over 24,000 cannabis plants this weekend.
The operation that lasted 72 hours was extended to the highlands of Kruja, Shkodra, Lezha and Tropoja, intervening in difficult mountainous terrain and deep villages.
It is also reported that in the village of Arst in Puka, 29 kilograms of cannabis were seized in the form of bottles.
"The suspected author of this case, a NH citizen, was announced as wanted, and proceedings were initiated in a free state, for the mayor of the village of Arst, a KB citizen, for abuse of office," the blue uniforms explain.
The police announce that in the Shkodër district , as a result of the 13th phase of the police mega-operation "Clean Alps", a total of 15,338 narcotic plants were destroyed that were found cultivated in various villages of the municipalities of Shkodër, Malësi e Madhe, Vau i Dejës and Fushë Arrez. As the suspected author of one of the cases of cultivation, the PD citizen, 52 years old, resident of Arst, Fierzë, Fushë Arrëz, was declared wanted. Meanwhile, the work continues to identify and capture the citizens involved in other cases of this criminal activity.
In the highlands of Krujë , as a result of the 35th phase of the anti-cannabis police mega-operation coded "Clean Territory", 4630 narcotic cannabis plants were destroyed that were found cultivated in different areas.
In Lezhë district , as a result of the 33rd stage of the anti-cannabis police mega-operation coded "Imazhi", a total of 4,000 narcotic cannabis sativa plants were destroyed that were found cultivated in several different villages of Lezhë and Kurbin districts.
In the mountainous areas of the Tropoja district , as a result of the 7th phase of the anti-cannabis police operation coded "Bješkët e Nemuna", 252 narcotic plants were destroyed that were found cultivated in different villages of the Tropoja municipality.
The police warn that they will intensify controls throughout the country to prevent any attempt to cultivate narcotic plants.