Police pursued a vehicle today in "Myslym Shyri", Tirana, after it was suspected that the driver of the vehicle had a weapon.
The chase ended near the "Petro Nini" school, while the two young men who were in the car to escape arrest also crashed into several vehicles parked on the street.
Following this pursuit, citizen Skerdi Sina, who was a passenger, was arrested, while the driver, identified by the police, was declared wanted.
The arrested Skerdi Sina is not an unknown name to the authorities. He was declared wanted in January of this year, along with four other people, after they kept a 21-year-old woman locked up in a daily rented apartment in Astir.
"They disobeyed the police order, crashed into 3 vehicles while attempting to leave, abandoned the vehicle and threw a firearm on the road. The "Eagle" Special Forces have arrested one of them and work continues to arrest the second citizen, who is suspected of being the driver of the vehicle.
At around 16:30, in the “Vasil Shantos” area, the “Eagle” Special Forces stopped an “Audi Q8” vehicle, in which two people were present, as they had reasonable suspicions that the people in the vehicle might be armed. The driver did not obey the Police order, continued driving at high speed, crashed into three vehicles and then, together with the passenger, abandoned the vehicle on “Moskat” street.
During their departure, it is suspected that these citizens threw a pistol firearm to the ground, which was seized and will be sent for further examination.
As a result of the pursuit by the Police services, it was possible to apprehend and escort to the premises of the Tirana DVP the passenger in the vehicle, citizen SS, 29 years old, on whom, during the physical search, a comb and ammunition were found.
Meanwhile, the driver of the vehicle has been identified and work continues to locate and apprehend him.
"The investigative group set up for the case is continuing its actions to fully clarify and document this event," the police announced.