They forged documents and passports/ 6 citizens arrested

2025-02-06 11:01:00, Kronika CNA

The police have completed an operation today, which resulted in the dismantling of a structured criminal group that was forging documents for the purpose of selling them.

The group was composed of citizens from Albania and Kosovo.

It is learned that 6 citizens were arrested as a result of this operation: KD, 35 years old, KG, 57 years old, GL, 28 years old, KD, 56 years old, LB, 58 years old and ED, 20 years old.

Also, 15 documents, foreign and Albanian, suspected to be false, were seized, as well as 7 cell phones and 1 motor vehicle.

The operation was the result of close cooperation between the Economic Crimes Section of the Tirana Police Department and the Directorate of the Special Operational Force of the DPSS, with the Joint Investigation Unit with the US and the Tirana Prosecution Office.

"As a result of an intensive investigation, conducted with professional methods, by the Economic Crimes Section of the Tirana Police Department and the Joint Investigation Unit with the US, under the direction of the Tirana Prosecution Office, the police operation codenamed "Unit" was finalized in cooperation with the Directorate of the Special Operational Force."

As part of this operation, citizens KD, 35 years old, resident of Tirana, KG, 57 years old, resident of Prizren, and GL, 28 years old, resident of Kaçanik, were arrested in flagrante delicto. Citizens KD, 56 years old, LB, 58 years old, and ED, 20 years old, all three residents of Tirana, were also detained on their own initiative.

The investigation revealed that these citizens, organized as a group, forged various documents, with the aim of selling them to citizens who intended to move illegally to countries that require visas.

During this operation, the following were seized as material evidence:

-3 passports and 3 American ID cards;

-2 passports, 2 identity cards and 1 Italian driving license,

-1 passport and 1 English driving license;

-1 Romanian driving license;

-1 Albanian identity card.

Along with the suspected forged documents, 7 mobile phones and 1 motor vehicle were seized.

The procedural materials were referred to the Tirana Prosecutor's Office for further action, for the criminal offenses "Forgery of documents", "Forgery of identity cards, passports or visas" and "Assistance in illegal border crossing", - the announcement states. / CNA