Six hundred thousand liters of oil smuggled in Durres, three persons arrested

The ship that was smuggled oil, 14 identification documents, and shipping documents, 10 cell phones, and other documents to serve the investigation into the case were also seized.

“As a result of the work of police intelligence and close co-operation between the Department for Investigation of Economic and Financial Crimes of DVP Durres, Antichontraconda and Department for Operational Support of DVP Durres, the DPP's Directorate for Investigation of Economic and Financial Crimes of the DPA, the Directorate of Borders and Migration Durres, Gardia di Finanza Durres, Durres Company, was organised and finalised the police operation coded “of the Blackque>.

Syrian national M. C., 45, tasked with captain of the ship, Albanian citizen E. C., 43, a ship's sailor, and Indian citizen S. V., 42, first ship officer on duty. The alleged organisers of this case, citizens E, were also identified and declared in search. S., 59, resident of Durres, and F. B., 29, resident in Switzerland”, police said.

Further, during this operation, they referred to material at the Prosecutor's Office, where free procedure began for five other members of the ship's crew, responsible for maintaining the vehicle.

From inspections on the ship, 6700 liters of suspected oil smuggled from Tunisia were found, respectively.

The procedure materials were passed on to the Prosecutor for further action.