Durres: Drug Lab Discovered, Two Arrested

Durres Police has discovered this Thursday a drug lab in an apartment rented by two persons, who were arrested. Police seized a pistol, an amount of money, 408 grams heroin and cocaine. 

Under the direction of the Durrës Judicial District Prosecutor's Office, work continues to identify and apprehend other persons involved in this criminal activity. The materials were forwarded to the Durrës Judicial District Prosecutor's Office for further action.

"The services of the Durrës Police Commissariat, in cooperation with the structures of the Narcotics Section in DVP Durrës, following the controls in order to increase the security parameters in the city, apprehend persons possessing firearms, and crack down on criminal activity in the field of distribution of narcotics, based on information provided by the Durrës Police Commissariat, have well organized the work and as a result have successfully finalized the police operation codenamed "Base", in which citizens were arrested in flagrante delicto: Xh., 32 years old and E. V., 33 years old, previously convicted for the criminal offenses "Failure to report a crime" and "Production and sale of narcotics", both residents of Durrës. 

These citizens, in cooperation with each other, had rented an apartment in the neighborhood no. 8, Durrës and had adapted it for the processing and distribution of narcotics. During the search in this apartment, the Police services found and seized as material evidence 1 firearm type "Beretta", ammunition, 2 electronic scales, an amount of ALL 73,940 and 49 euros monetary value obtained from the sale of the case narcotic, 408 grams heroin narcotics and 11.5 grams cocaine, which these citizens prepared in small doses, ready for sale in the city of Durrës. 

Under the direction of the Durrës Judicial District Prosecutor's Office, work continues to identify and apprehend other persons involved in this criminal activity. The materials were forwarded to the Durrës Judicial District Prosecutor's Office for further action," announced the Police.