Church facilities damaged and guard attacked/Two people arrested in Saranda

2025-02-02 12:22:00, Kronika CNA

Two people with the initials E.SH (39 years old) and GM (49 years old) ended up in handcuffs in Saranda while attempting to rob the "Ngjallja e Kristišt" Church in Saranda. During the attempted robbery, these people damaged the objects of worship inside the Church and physically attacked the guard.

Meanwhile, it turns out that these citizens, in collaboration with other people, are the perpetrators of robberies in five apartments in the villages of Finiq Municipality, where they stole various items and money.

Saranda Police Announcement:

Saranda/The police operation codenamed "Fortuna" is finalized.
Thanks to the immediate intervention of the Police, two citizens who attempted to steal items and monetary values ??in the Ksamil church and exerted violence against the guard were located and arrested.

The two suspects arrested as perpetrators of the theft of 5 apartments in the villages of the Finiq Municipality.
The services of the Saranda Police Commissariat, after receiving the notification, on 01.02.2025, at around 17:00, that two people were attempting to steal items and monetary values ??in a church in Ksamil, organized the work and immediately headed to the scene.

Thanks to the immediate reaction of the Police, within the framework of the "Fortuna" operation, the two suspected perpetrators were caught red-handed while trying to flee, citizens:
• E. Sh., 39 years old, resident of Saranda;
• GM, 49 years old, resident of Saranda.
During the attempted theft, the two suspected perpetrators damaged objects inside the church and physically assaulted the church guard.

The investigations show that these citizens, in collaboration with other persons, for whom work continues to identify and capture, are also the perpetrators of the theft of five apartments in the villages of the Finiq Municipality, where they stole various items and monetary values.

The procedural materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Saranda, for the criminal offenses of "Destruction or damage to religious objects" and "Theft by force", committed in collaboration. /CNA