
Four people have been put in handcuffs, after they trafficked through the green border with North Macedonia, stolen motor vehicles, which they then dismantled and sold for spare parts in Albania.
As part of the coded police operation "Passing", Aleksandër Rira, Luis Durbaku, Adem Ademi and Marjo Hidri were arrested.
Police notification:
Specialists of the Illegal Traffic Investigation Section of DVP Korçë, in cooperation with the Pogradec Police Station, following the work to prevent, identify and combat the criminal activity of motor vehicle trafficking, after a 1-week investigation, in the direction of Prosecutor's Office, successfully organized and finalized the coded police operation "Passing".
As a result of this operation, AR citizens, 21 years old, resident in the village of Rrajcë, Librazhd, were detained; AA, 44 years old, resident of Struga, North Macedonia; LD, 19 years old and MH, 23 years old, residents of Radokal village, Pogradec.
Based on the information provided by the police intelligence, that some citizens trafficked motor vehicles from North Macedonia towards Albania, through the green border, which they then dismantled and sold for spare parts in our country, the Police services organized the work with the aim of locating, capturing and bringing to criminal responsibility the suspected persons who practiced this criminal activity. Specifically, on 22.07.2023, these citizens are suspected of having trafficked from North Macedonia, a "Benz" type vehicle, the driver of which, a citizen of AR, has just ascertained that he was being pursued by the Police forces, tried to leave and abandoned the vehicle near the village of Radokal, Pogradec.
From the investigative actions carried out, it appears that the above-mentioned citizens, in cooperation with each other, after stealing motor vehicles in North Macedonia, deployed them in the area of Struga and then through the green border, in the area of the villages of Rrajcë-Sutaj, they were brought to the Albanian territory and dismantled in the cities of Elbasan or Tirana, with the aim of selling them as spare parts.
Investigations continue to complete the documentation of the criminal activity of these citizens in North Macedonia and Albania, as well as to identify and bring to justice the other persons implicated in it.
The procedural materials were passed to the Korçë Prosecutor's Office for further action.