
A series of wiretaps, combined with other evidence, such as the analysis of video footage and the rented car, have led the Tirana criminal police to identify and arrest yesterday evening the perpetrator of two bank robberies in Tirana, Robert Duka.
Robert alias Albert Duka, most of the euros and cash, of almost 120 thousand euros stolen from the two branches of the banks 'OTP Bank' and 'Raiffeisen Bank', is suspected of having left them in several casinos in Tirana.
Journalist Elton Qyno has learned that the Duke reportedly gave an amount of 6 thousand euros to two of his friends in Vlora, where he handed over 3 thousand euros to each.
Now, the amount of 6 thousand euros that he handed over to two people has been seized by the police, following checks carried out by the Tirana police in Vlora.
The two people were also questioned, who stated that Robert Duka gave them the euros, because, according to them, he had owed them and then returned them. Meanwhile, in the apartment of Robert alias Albert Duka, the criminal police managed to seize only 2,200 euros.
During communication with the officers, Albert Duka told the latter that he had spent the lek and euros he had stolen from the two banks, on June 2, 2026 and November 2, 2026, playing at several casinos in Tirana.
To verify his claims, the police and the prosecution are reported to have requested information from four well-known casinos in Tirana today, whether Albert Duka was a registered customer and, if so, to make all documentation and footage available.
But Robert Duka did not provide the allegations that he gambled the financial amounts at the casino in the minutes, but he made these statements during communication with police officers and the prosecutor in the case.
It is learned that Robert Duka did not give a statement in the minutes, as he was not allowed to do so by his chosen lawyer.
Robert Duka's wife, an employee at a second-tier bank in Tirana, was also questioned regarding this matter, and she stated that they had earned the sum of 120 thousand euros from the sale of an apartment in the area of the 'Air Albania' stadium.
The woman told police that she had no knowledge that her husband was robbing banks. After giving her statement, Duka's wife was released. While her husband was arrested for 'Armed Bank Robbery', a criminal offense that carries a sentence of 10 to 20 years in prison.
Albert Duka is expected to appear before the Tirana Court tomorrow, where he will be given the security measure 'Arrest in prison'. Meanwhile, investigations continue, as the Tirana police and prosecution are already carrying out actions to identify Albert Duka's accomplices in these two robberies, as a second person is suspected of having driven him away during the robbery episode of June 2, 2026 at 'OTP Bank'.
The manner in which the Raiffeisen Bank robbery was carried out bears similarities to what happened in the case of OTP Bank.
According to investigators, both robberies occurred on June 2, 2026. On June 2, 2026, Albert Duka, masked, was able to quickly enter the premises of the 'OTP Bank' bank and, after stealing a sum of money at gunpoint, left the area where the bank was located on an electric scooter.
The same silhouette appeared on November 2, 2026, in the premises of 'Raiffeisen Bank', where Albert Duka, disguised, through threat with a weapon, which apparently looks like a pistol, entered the interior of the bank, managing to steal a sum of money from the cash register.
He used the same scheme as in the OTP Bank case, leaving very quietly on an electric skateboard. After a distance, he would put the electric skateboard in a rented car and drive away, avoiding the police.
The Duke previously resided in Greece, where he committed 26 armed bank robberies. / Syri.net