
Police have cracked down on a case of distribution of cocaine and cannabis in doses in Gjirokastra.
10 people have been arrested, while three others are at large and will be investigated.
Seized were 1 kilogram and 82 grams of Cocaine, a quantity of Cannabis, divided into doses, ready for sale, 1 shotgun, 1 sports pistol, 1 cold weapon (knife), 1 metal detector, a quantity of ammunition, 2 pairs of vehicle license plates, 3970 packs of cigarettes (without fiscal stamps), 4850 euros and 17 cell phones.
Police announcement:
As a result of an investigation with special investigation methods, conducted for several months, under the direction of the Gjirokastra Prosecutor's Office, following information obtained through operational channels, regarding the involvement of several citizens in the criminal activity of selling narcotics in doses, the Narcotics Investigation Section, in cooperation with the Operational Sector, the "Eagle" Special Force, and with the services of the subordinate Commissariats of the Gjirokastra Police Department, finalized the fourth phase of the police operation codenamed "Andromeda".
During the operation, the following citizens were arrested in flagrante delicto: M. Ll., 18 years old, KR, 23 years old, MR, 20 years old, DA, 30 years old, AP, 52 years old, AM, 21 years old, AC, 35 years old.
As well as MN, 30 years old (captured on 26.11.2025), both residents of Gjirokastër.
Also, the order of the Gjirokastra Prosecutor's Office for the detention of citizens DR, 55 years old, resident of Gjirokastra, and Xh. G., 22 years old, resident of Tepelena, was executed.
Investigations revealed that these citizens were selling narcotics, Cocaine and Cannabis, in Gjirokastra.
During the search of the homes of citizens: AC, 1 hunting gun, 1 sports pistol, 1 cold weapon (knife) and several hunting cartridges were found, which he possessed without a permit; AP, was found to have the narcotic substance Cannabis, as well as 3970 packs of cigarettes, suspected of being smuggled, as they were not equipped with a fiscal stamp; DA, was found to have 1 kilogram and 05 grams of the narcotic substance suspected of being Cocaine.
Meanwhile, during searches of the other arrested persons' homes, doses of cocaine and cannabis, 2 pairs of license plates, 1 metal detector, and 4,850 euros, suspected to have been obtained from the sale of the doses, were found.
Following the procedural actions within the framework of this operation, proceedings were initiated in the free state for the following citizens:
KM, 44 years old, resident of Gjirokastra, after a physical check found a small amount of narcotic substance, Cocaine;
E. Sh., 50 years old, resident of Gjirokastra, because he knew that citizen KM had narcotics and had not reported it;
AB, 58 years old, resident of Lazarat, after several hunting cartridges were found during a search of his apartment.
The procedural materials were transferred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Gjirokastra, for further action.