
During a series of coordinated checks in the Shkodra region, police have found and destroyed 2,943 plants suspected of being Cannabis Sativa, cultivated in several different areas of the region.
This is part of the codenamed "Coordination" operation, which aims to crack down on cases of cannabis cultivation and prevent its illegal use.
The areas controlled and the plants seized are Pult and Shosh 735 suspected plants, Kastrat and Gruemirë 1631 suspected plants, Temal and Shllak 139 suspected plants, Luf-Qerret and Gjegjan 438 suspected plants.
For these cases, two employees of the forest and protected areas sectors have been criminally prosecuted for abuse of office. The persons prosecuted are VP, forest ranger, and AK, protected areas ranger.
Shkodra Police, with support from other police stations in the region, have intensified controls and investigations to identify and arrest the perpetrators of cannabis cultivation.
The codenamed "Coordinates" operation is continuing throughout the territory of Shkodra, focusing on identifying and capturing the perpetrators of the illegal cultivation of narcotic plants.