As part of the "Maritime Security" operation, the Border Police and the Maritime Police Unit have blocked, from Ksamil to Koman, 34 vessels, 15 of which for violating the security perimeter.
Through a statement, the police announced that 19 citizens (Albanian and foreign) have been rescued at sea, thanks to the intervention of the Border Police and the Maritime Police Unit. "The Border Police of Saranda, in cooperation with their Greek counterparts, located and blocked, in the place called Vivarit Channel, near the mouth of the Butrint Channel, a stolen dinghy in the Plataria-Igoumenitsa area, Greece. Work continues to identify and capture the perpetrators.
As part of the "MARINE SECURITY" operation, the Border Police and the Maritime Police Unit are conducting intensive checks in the maritime area from Ksamil to Velipojë, as well as in lake and river areas, to identify violations of navigation rules, the security perimeter and the use of vessels without relevant documentation. During this week, 473 vessels were checked, of which 34 were blocked for: Violation of the maritime security perimeter; Exercising activities outside approved areas; Lack of relevant documentation.
Vehicles seized: 22 jet skis, 4 speedboats, 4 dinghies and 4 metal boats with installed water motors.
"15 of them were found sailing within the security perimeter, endangering the lives of vacationers. Their drivers were punished with an administrative fine of 100,000 lek each," the police announced.