The police finalized the eighth phase of the extensive ...

31 October 2022, Morning (05:01 - 11:00)

Shkodër, Shkodër County

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The police finalized the eighth phase of the extensive police operation "Qarku", aimed at cracking down on criminal activity in the field of weapons trafficking, searching eight different locations and seizing multiple firearms. A 52-year-old man and his 20-year-old son were arrested, and a 16-year-old man will be prosecuted while at large after the police raided their home, where three remote-controlled mines, eight C4 packs ready to use, detonators, a shotgun with 50 cartridges, an air gun and radio equipment were found.

The police also searched a different location, where a Kalashnikov automatic rifle, five magazines and a total of 280 Kalashnikov cartridges, a TT pistol and a magazine with seven cartridges, 20 cartridges cal. 7.9mm, five magazines with ammunition cal. 9mm, a hunting rifle and radio equipment were found and seized. A 45-year-old man was declared wanted after the raid of the second location and his father was prosecuted.

 

 

Type of incident: Criminal context
Type of weapon: Multiple types of SALW
Type of posession: Illegal
Perpetrator-Victim Relationship: Other
Result of the incident : Perpetrator(s) known and caught
Micro location: Home, apartment, yard
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