Prosecutor and Police: Four criminal groups were hit.

Albania's State Police and Prosecutorate, at a media conference, have detailed operations conducted in the last 24 hours in several Albanian cities.

According to the prosecution, “had doubts that unidentified persons committed drug trafficking in Italy. Individuals carried out criminal activity in several different cities. Members of this criminal group committed and corruption in various institutions. There are data on some groups that have committed various criminal activities. Arrest measures were issued for 44 people and checks on their” residences.

While State Police General Director Ardi Veliu said the operation “Volvo 4” was extended to 12 cities.

“27 citizens have been arrested, 6 have been declared in search of six others, and the heroin laboratory in Has. Thousands of hours of surveillance, surveillance with fears and correspondence with agencies both inside and abroad. The 1500 police force” participated in this operation, Veliu said.

Full State Police statement:

State police, under the direction of the State Prosecutor for the Criminals and in co-operation with other law enforcement agencies, have finalised over the last few hours an Operation Coded “VO L-VO 4”, masquerading in 12 cities from Hasi to Saranda, where members from four listed criminal groups have been hit, within the operation”Forca of Law”.

Police forces, R ENEA, FNSH, those operational in co-operation with the Local Police Directorates have exercised controls in the towns of Shkodra, Has, Lezha, Shijak, Elbasan, Durres, Fier, Vlora, Tirana, Patos, Saranda and Delvina.

During this mega operation, 27 citizens have been arrested, and 6 have been declared on the run. Also hit was a heroin processing lab in the village of Brenog in Has, where 182.5kg of morphine, divided into 175 packages, 22 liters of liquids used for heroin production.

The proceedings for this operation have been launched after a State Police reference to the State Criminals Prosecutor.

During this period, especially intensive in recent months, special methods of investigation have been used for documentation. In this criminal proceedings there are thousands of hours of surveillance, footage, environmental surveillance, fearful surveillance, thousands of pages of paperwork and exchange information and corruption with law enforcement agencies inside and abroad.

The crackdown on this criminal activity has been held at various times, finalising this weekend.

About 1,500 operational police forces participated in the final strike, FNSH, RENEA and effective local police.

On October 18th morning, control was exercised at the residence of citizens Mustaf Shuti in the village of Brenoga, Has, where contactes were found for the production of narcotics.

Arrested in the friggard are 5 citizens for criminal acts “Producing and selling narcotics”, “Narcotics Trafficking”, “Producing and manufacturing narcotics”, in collaboration, in the special form of the structured criminal group and criminal organisation:

1. Berushi Vehbi, 57 years old
2. Flamur Cela, 48
3. Jevit Shuti, 48
4. Mustaf Shuti, 76
5. Shirley Shutty, 42

Four people were declared in search: 2 Turkish, 1 Kosovar and 1 Albanian citizens.

In the process of rulings by the First Criminal Court, criminal decisions have been executed in some cities, as well as about 100 housing and other facilities.

Arrested for criminal acts” Producing and selling narcotics”, ” Narcotics Trafficking”, in special co-operation with the structured criminal group and criminal organisation, and the cleanup of criminal work products are 18 people:

1. Yasin Kala, alias Yasin Avdyli, under the nickname“Cine”, by Shijak;
2. Glorious Avdyli, under the nickname“Kichi”, by Shijak;
3. Denis Laftiu, Shiyak;
4. Fatos Laftiu, Shijak;
5. Hajri Sefer, by Shijak;
6. Petro Kuci, alias Abedin Kuci, of Delvina;
7. Ilirian Prifti, from Fieri;
8. Elton Shehiaj, from Tirana;
9. Armand Spiro, from Tirana;
10. Astrit Balliu, alias Avdyli, Sulejmani, under the nickname “Titi”, by Shijak;
11. Eric Avdyli, under the nickname“
12. Saimir Gepal, Shijak,
13. Genvi Ndoka, alias Xevahir, under the nickname“Javi”, by Lezha;
14. Esat Mehmeti, under nickname“
15. Saimir Sulaiman (Solomon), from Fir'aun (Pharaoh).
16. Orges Jahelezi, alias Artan Elezi, under the nickname“Nita”, from Tirana;
17. Elis Bahush, of Elbasan;
18. Elise Stone, from Shkodra.
19. Arthur Balla, from Elbasan.

Also declared in search of 2 citizens: M.Z., and P.S.

Under this mega operation, where these four criminal groups were hit, the implications of three State Police officers have also been found. They are charged with criminal acts “Use of task”, “Help for illegal cross-border”, within the structured criminal group and criminal organisation:

1. Ardit Judge, from Tirana;
2. Yasin Abdul, of Saranda;
3. Bledar Koci, from Lushnja.

Meanwhile, within the framework of this prosecution there have been 12 people arrested earlier for various criminal acts related to the field of narcotics.

During the tests, they were seized:

• 3 pistols?
• 3 hunting weapons, pairs and bullets;
• 1 shotgun;
• Cue for heroin-type narcotics;
• Electronic Weight;
• The amount of narcotic heroin and cocaine;
• 13 vehicles, one armoured;
• A considerable amount of money;
• About 75 cell phones.

State police, under the Prosecution leadership, are continuing to whiteen their role and activity or other related persons.

We assure citizens that we will continue to be committed to ensure calm, order, and security by striking with the severity of the law every individual involved in criminal activity. Operation “