Four Arrested as RENEA Conducts Unexpected Controls Nationwide

New details have been revealed regarding the operation of RENEA conducted in different cities of Albania last night. Four people were arrested during these operations. (Read also)

One of the arrested is Astrit Seferi, a notorious man who injured four people in the Lapraka area of Tirana in 2017. The operation aimed to control the apprehension of wanted persons, those circulating with firearms or narcotics, the apprehension and escort of persons involved or suspected of being involved in criminal activities against the person and property. 

Police notification: 

Surprise checks in Durrës, Lezha, Mamurras and Elbasan, by the Special Forces RENEA and the Special Operational Force in the State Police, in cooperation with the local police structures. 

Controls for apprehending wanted persons, those circulating with firearms or narcotics, apprehending and escorting persons involved or suspected of being involved in criminal activities against the person and property. 

Searches were carried out in premises, flats, various premises and places suspected of hiding or using narcotics. 

As a result of the controls, weapons, ammunition, drugs were seized, a person in search of social danger was handcuffed, as well as a case of illegal exercise of gambling activity, etc. was hit. 

In Durrës, during the control in the neighborhood no. 14, Shkozet, was arrested in flagrante delicto for illegal possession of weapons, citizen D.T, 38 years old, resident in Shkallnur, Durrës, and was prosecuted for the criminal offense "Organizing illegal lotteries", citizen E.D, 43 years old, resident in Durrës. The arrest of the citizen D. T. was made after during the control of his vehicle "Range Rover", in front of the bar of the citizen E. D., in the dashboard was found a pistol firearm and 1 comb with 13 bullets. Following the checks, chips and gambling papers were found in the premises used by the citizen E. D. 

Also, during the controls in Durrës, the citizen L.H, 24 years old, resident in Durrës, distributor of narcotics was arrested in flagrante delicto, because during the physical control a quantity of doses of narcotics and an electronic scale were found, while in the apartment a quantity was found. cartridges. 

In Mamurras, during the surprise checks, a person with high social risk, citizen A. S., 36 years old, perpetrator of an injury in 2017, was arrested. The Court of the Tirana Judicial District has imposed the measure of personal security "Arrest in prison" for the criminal offenses "Murder in other qualifying circumstances", remaining attempted, committed in collaboration and "Illegal possession of weapons." This citizen, in 2017, in Lapraka, in cooperation with his brother, during a conflict for weak motives, wounded 4 citizens with firearms. 

Also during the checks, 21 persons with a previous criminal record were escorted for verification in the premises of the Police Commissariats, who were without identification documents with them.