
A "hashish farm" has been discovered in the village of Bajzë in Malësia e Madhe, where large quantities of cannabis, still in its early stages, were cultivated inside a warehouse.
Three family members were arrested, another person was declared wanted, and 2 were criminally prosecuted, residents of the village.
Shkodra Police announced today (April 1) that they finalized the action codenamed "Phase One", as the activity had just begun with the 6 suspects.
One of the suspects even attempted to escape by jumping off the wall, but police agents chased him, wrestled him to the ground, and handcuffed him.
After seeing that he couldn't succeed, the suspect wearing a hoodie raised his hands and surrendered.
A significant number of suspected cannabis seedlings, cultivated on polystyrene platforms, were destroyed.
Shkodra Police Announcement:
" In implementation of the measures taken within the framework of the operational plan for the prevention and suppression of attempts to cultivate narcotic plants at an early stage, as well as on the basis of information provided by police intelligence that in the villages of Bajzë and Gruemirë Çezmë some people had been planting cannabis seeds on polystyrene platforms, the specialized services at the Shkodër DVP, in cooperation with the Malësi e Madhe Police Commissariat and, supported by the Special Operational Forces and "Shqiponja", organized and finalized the police operation codenamed "First Phase".
As a result of the operation, in the village of Bajzë, a considerable number of suspected cannabis seedlings were identified, cultivated on polystyrene platforms, with the aim of cultivating them in the ground.
The platforms with seedlings were destroyed during the operation, while a portion of them was seized by the investigation team as material evidence.
The following citizens were arrested as suspected perpetrators of this criminal activity: EQ, 29 years old, BQ, 23 years old, and AQ, 26 years old (family members), all three residents of the village of Bajzë.
Following the operation, in the village of Gruemirë Çezmë, several other polystyrene platforms were found in a warehouse, in which suspected cannabis seedlings and narcotic seeds had been cultivated.
In this case, citizen BR, 52 years old, resident of the village of Gruemirë Çezmë, was declared wanted, and criminal proceedings were initiated against citizens ER, 41 years old, and ZR, 75 years old, residents of this village.
Work continues to capture citizen BR, as well as to identify and bring to criminal responsibility other citizens who may have been implicated in these cases.
The procedural materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Shkodra, for further action.