The National Inspectorate of Territorial Protection recently landed in the city of Saranda, where it intervened against a facility that was being built in complete violation of the law.
It is about a structure built in the beach area, in neighborhood no. 1 of the coastal city, where part of the buildings are suspected to have been placed over the water.
After discovering the violations, authorities immediately placed the roadblock, while the operation also led to the arrest of eight people involved in the works.
Police Announcement:
Saranda/A case of illegal construction on the beach is being investigated.
8 citizens are arrested in flagrante delicto.
The citizen on whose behalf the illegal works are suspected to have been carried out has been identified and declared wanted.
As a result of field checks and verifications, with priority given to coastal areas, with the aim of preventing and cracking down on cases of illegal construction, the services of the Saranda Police Commissariat found that illegal construction works were being carried out in a building (composed of several structures, some of them in the water) on a beach area, in neighborhood no. 1.
During the intervention, the Police services arrested the following citizens in flagrante delicto:
KR, 25 years old, ES, 41 years old and OC, 32 years old, all three residents of Saranda;
BR, 48 years old, resident of Delvina;
ER, 41 years old, resident of Lushnja;
OB, 47 years old, resident of Tirana;
EK, 42 years old, resident of Lezha;
YD, 33 years old, resident of Mat.
Also, the citizen who owns the beach area, AB., was identified and declared wanted, on whose behalf the works were allegedly carried out. Efforts are underway to apprehend this citizen.
The Police Services, after carrying out the procedural actions, have notified the IKMT, IMT and Municipal Police services, which are currently continuing with the demolition of the buildings.
The procedural materials will be referred to the Prosecutor's Office for further action.