Narcotics group busted in Elbasan/ 41 kg of cannabis, 4 arrested in flagrante delicto

2026-02-12 08:26:00, Kronika CNA

Narcotics group busted in Elbasan/ 41 kg of cannabis, 4 arrested in flagrante

Four people were arrested in flagrante delicto in Elbasan, after selling narcotics in various areas of the country.

At the end of the police operation codenamed "South & North", 41 kg of the narcotic Cannabis Sativa, 1 Kalashnikov firearm with live ammunition, 2 vehicles and 2 mobile phones were seized.

Announcement:

The Narcotics Investigation Specialists at the Elbasan Police Department, in cooperation with the Operational Support Section of the Investigation, under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Elbasan, after a several-week investigation with special investigative methods, successfully finalized the police operation codenamed "South & North".

As a result of the operation, the following citizens were arrested in flagrante delicto: AG, 31 years old, EQ, 29 years old, FP, 35 years old.

Following the investigative actions, it was possible to arrest the citizen: MM, 31 years old, resident of Shkodra, who is suspected of having made his vehicle available to citizen FP, for the purpose of transporting narcotics.

From the investigative actions, it is suspected that these citizens, in collaboration with each other, were obtaining and transporting significant quantities of the narcotic substance Cannabis Sativa, with the aim of distributing and selling it in several cities of the country, from north to south, as well as trafficking it outside the territory of Albania.

During the Police intervention, on the Elbasan city ring road, the driver of the vehicle, citizen AG, opposed the Police officers and, while attempting to leave, damaged the Police vehicle.

During the search of the vehicle, driven by citizen AG and passenger EQ, a Kalashnikov firearm was found and seized, along with 32 live ammunition, which was suspected of being trafficked.

Meanwhile, in the "Volkswagen Golf" vehicle, driven by citizen FP, 41 kg of suspected narcotic substance Cannabis Sativa was found and seized, which is suspected of being transported for the purpose of trafficking towards the Qafë Thanë Border Crossing Point.

Citizen FP is suspected of having transported the narcotics from Shkodra to Elbasan, in collaboration with two other citizens.

As material evidence, 41 kg of suspected narcotic substance Cannabis Sativa, 1 Kalashnikov firearm with live ammunition, 2 vehicles and 2 mobile phones were seized.

The procedural materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Elbasan, for the criminal offenses of "Trafficking in weapons and ammunition", "Trafficking in narcotics", "Opposition to a public order police officer", "Destruction of property" and "Violation of traffic rules". /CNA