Huge RENEA Action in Albania, Nineteen Arrested

State Policia has uncovered details from last night's actions of the RENEA Special Forces in various cities of Albania. It is learned that 19 people have been arrested, convicted, or declared wanted for various criminal offenses. 

One of them is declared internationally wanted. He is Klement Shehu, 39 years old, resident in Libohova, Gjirokastra. The Court of Appeal of Rome / Italy, in 2019, sentenced him to 6 years in prison, for committing the criminal offense "Criminal organization with the intent to traffic drugs", provided by the Criminal Code of Italy. This citizen has 4 years and 21 days of imprisonment left to suffer. 

During the controls in Tirana, Nikël / Krujë, Lezhë and Vlora, two firearms, pistols, ammunition, narcotics, cocaine, significant amounts of money, mobile phones, chips and gambling cards were seized. 

In Nikël were arrested in flagrante delicto for the criminal offenses "Production and sale of narcotics", "Illegal possession of weapons and ammunition" and "Failure to report a crime", citizens Z.H, 22 years old, G.H, 23 years old and M.H, 31 years old, after during the control in a bar, the Police services found and seized a pistol firearm, ammunition and a quantity of cocaine divided into ready-to-sell doses. 

In Vlora, a 31-year-old man was arrested in flagrante delicto, after in the neighborhood "1 Maji", Vlora, in the premises of his bar, during the control, a pistol firearm, ammunition and a quantity of cocaine were found. 

In Tirana, 5 people were arrested in flagrante delicto for organizing games of chance. Also in the capital, 4 citizens were prosecuted for the criminal offenses "Organizing illegal lotteries" and "Failure to report a crime." 

In Lezha, the following citizens were arrested in flagrante delicto: G.N, 34 years old, owner of a restaurant in Shënkolë and A.K, 25 years old, owner of a restaurant in Zejmen, for the criminal offenses “Organizing illegal lotteries”, Making available the premises for illegal games "," Concealment of income "and" Non-payment of taxes "and citizens A.B, 52 years old, A.M, 38 years old, J.L, 37 years old, R. Gj., 23 years old, E.N, 30 years old (clients in the bar), as in cooperation with each other exercised the illegal activity of gambling.