Document forgery laboratory discovered in Tirana, father and son in handcuffs

2025-07-05 10:52:39Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Document forgery laboratory discovered in Tirana, father and son in handcuffs
Seized passports

A 65-year-old man and his son have been arrested in Tirana after they had adapted an environment in their apartment as a laboratory for the production and forgery of various documents and passports.

Citizens YB, 65 years old, and PB, 45 years old, were arrested. According to the announcement of the blue uniforms, the 65-year-old was under the security measure "house arrest", imposed by the Special Prosecution Office Against Corruption and Organized Crime, for the production and falsification of documents and means of identification.

This laboratory was installed in a secret space in the house, which had to be accessed from the closet.

From proactive investigations, it has emerged that the value of a forged passport, with foreign citizenship, reached values ​​of 15 thousand to 20 thousand euros. These passports were used for illegal passage to European Union countries, or to the United States of America.

Meanwhile, work is underway to identify other people implicated in this incident.

"The police operation codenamed "Identity" is being finalized by the Illicit Trafficking Investigation Section, under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office."

An environment adapted as a laboratory for the forgery of various documents with the aim of providing assistance for illegal border crossing is discovered. Suspected forged documents and other illegal items used for the exercise of this criminal activity are seized.

Two citizens (father and son) are arrested, one of them currently under house arrest, issued by SPAK, as members of a criminal group for the same activity. Their accomplice is being prosecuted.

The Illicit Trafficking Investigation Section, under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office, as a result of a 7-month investigation pursued with special methods, successfully finalized the police operation codenamed "Identity".

As a result, citizens YB, 65 years old, currently under house arrest, issued by SPAK, and PB, 45 years old (father and son), were arrested, and criminal proceedings were initiated against citizen Sh. L., 62 years old, who is suspected of being an accomplice of the two arrested.

During the search of the apartment, the Police discovered a secret room, converted into a laboratory for the production and forgery of various documents and passports.

Investigations have revealed that the production of a forged passport with foreign citizenship amounted to between 15,000 and 20,000 euros. These passports were allegedly used for illegal passage to European Union countries or the USA.

Work is underway to identify other people involved in this activity.

"The procedural materials were referred to the Tirana Prosecutor's Office for further action," the police announced.


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