The police of Vlora have provided information regarding the finding of a large amount of weapons today during the coded operation "Knock Out 4".
The 31-year-old from Vlora, Gjergji Dervishaj, also known by the nickname "Zoto", was put in handcuffs. He is a person with previous criminal records in the field of narcotics.
During the search of a business, 1 remote control mine, 4 automatic firearms (one of them with a silencer), 1 pistol firearm, 1 imitation firearm, 12 weapon combs, about 800 cartridges, 1 vest were found hidden inside a suitcase. bullet proof, 1 electronic scale and 1 pair of vehicle license plates.
It is suspected that the weapons would be used in criminal events, but they may have been used in the past. For this reason, the weapons have been sent for analysis to the Scientific Police Institute, for further examinations.
Police Notification:
The immediate intervention of the Police, based on police intelligence, prevents serious criminal events that could be carried out with firearms and remote-controlled mines.
The coded police operation "Knock Out 4", developed by the Vlora Police Station and the operational structures of the Vlora Local Police Directorate, is finalized.
1 remote control mine, 4 automatic firearms (one of them with a silencer), 1 pistol firearm, 1 imitation firearm, 12 weapon combs, about 800 cartridges, 1 bulletproof vest, 1 electronic scale and 1 pair of vehicle license plates were seized.
The 31-year-old man who possessed the arsenal of weapons was put in handcuffs.
The arrested person, with a previous criminal record in the field of narcotics.
The firearms will be sent to the Police Science Institute for further examination to see if they have been used in previous criminal events.
The services of the Vlora Police Station and the Vlora DVP, following the work to guarantee the rule of law in the territory and combating criminal activities in the field of illegal possession of weapons and bringing to the fore the criminal responsibility of the citizens who dispose of them, after information provided through police intelligence that in the "Isa Boletini" neighborhood, a citizen possessed a firearm, in a premises owned by him, they organized and finalized the coded police operation "Knock Out 4", as a result of which he was put in citizen handcuffs:
G. D., 31 years old, resident of Vlora.
During the search in the premises used by the 31-year-old (known by the nickname "Zoto") and the search in his apartment, the Police services found and seized 1 remote-controlled mine, 4 automatic firearms (one of them with a silencer), 1 pistol firearm, 1 imitation firearm, 12 gun combs, about 800 rounds of ammunition, 1 bulletproof vest, 1 electronic scale and 1 pair of license plates.
The procedural materials were passed to the Prosecution at the Court of First Instance of the General Jurisdiction of Vlora, for further actions.