A citizen was defrauded of 40 thousand euros/ 3 in handcuffs, 2 wanted, one found with cannabis room

2026-01-11 14:59:00, Kronika CNA

A citizen was defrauded of 40 thousand euros/ 3 in handcuffs, 2 wanted, one

Four people were arrested and two others were declared wanted after they took 40,000 euros from a citizen at the Rinas roundabout, deceiving him through communications on an app that they were his acquaintances.

One of the arrested individuals was found to have a room in his home equipped with electrical equipment for cultivating narcotic plants.

During the police operation codenamed "Scheme", dozens of Cannabis plants, lamps and fans used for their cultivation indoors, quantities of Cocaine and Cannabis, 4 cell phones and 1 "Audi Q5" vehicle were seized, in which the 5 citizens fled after taking the amount of euros.

Announcement:

The Economic and Financial Crime Investigation Sector, in cooperation with the Special Operational Force Sector at the Tirana Police Department, the Kavaja and Divjaka Police Commissariats, after handling a report from a 55-year-old man that he had been deceived by several citizens unknown to him, organized and finalized the police operation codenamed "Scheme", within which the following citizens were identified and arrested:

-KT, 36 years old, resident of Divjaka, I. Gj., 24 years old, resident of Divjaka, AL, 39 years old and E. Rr., 38 years old, resident of Kavaja. Citizens EB, 34 years old and LM, 35 years old were also declared wanted.

Citizens K. T, I. Gj, A. L, E. B and L. M, in collaboration with each other, by way of fraud by presenting themselves as his acquaintance, have taken a sum of 40,000 euros from a 55-year-old man.

Further, during the search of the apartment of citizen A. L, where citizen E. Rr was also found, an environment equipped with electrical equipment for the cultivation of narcotic plants was discovered.

As part of the operation, the Police services found and seized dozens of Cannabis plants, equipment (lamps and fans) used for their cultivation in closed environments, quantities of Cocaine and Cannabis, 4 cell phones and 1 "Audi Q5" vehicle.

Work is underway to capture the 2 wanted citizens and fully document the case.

The procedural materials were referred to the Tirana Prosecutor's Office for further action. /CNA