State Police has cracked down on a case of exploitation for prostitution through violence in Tirana, and the 26-year-old Vilson Gjata has been handcuffed after using his 27-year-old wife for prostitution by using violence against her.

In this scheme discovered through the "Exploitation" operation was involved also the elderly Petrit Osmanllari, who also got remanded into police custody, as announced this Sunday.

Based on the information revealed by the police, Osmanllari had made his apartment available for the 27-year-old to practice prostitution and provided clients.

Meanwhile, the materials were forwarded to the Tirana Judicial District Prosecutor's Office for further action.

“Specialists for the Investigation of Crimes in the Police Commissariat no. 4, in cooperation with the Prosecutor's Office of the Tirana Judicial District, after several months of investigative work, based on information obtained through operational means, made it possible to detect, document and crack down on a case of exploitation for prostitution through violence.

Based on the evidence gathered, in the framework of the police operation 'EXPLOITATION', arrest was made in flagrante delicto for the criminal offenses ‘Exploitation of prostitution', 'Intentional minor injury' and 'Domestic violence', by V. Gj., 26 years old, resident in Tirana. P. O., 70 years old, resident in Tirana, was also arrested in flagrante delicto.

From the well-organized operational and investigative actions of the specialists for the Investigation of Crimes in the Police Commissariat no. 4, the event was discovered and fully documented, from which it results that the 27-year-old was exploited for prostitution by her husband, citizen V. GJ., Who raped her, as well as by citizen P. O.

These criminal activities were carried out by these persons in the apartment of the citizen P. O., who also provided clients. Under the direction of the Prosecution, the work continues for the complete documentation and identification of other persons involved in this illegal activity”, said law enforcement.