Over 7 kilograms of cocaine inside the van at the port of Durrës, 2 people in handcuffs

2024-05-25 09:42:00, Kronika CNA

Over 7 kilograms of cocaine inside the van at the port of Durrës, 2 people

The Durrës Police has issued an official announcement regarding the drugs that were seized from a cargo van at the port.

The police informs that 7 packages of narcotic cocaine, with a total weight of 7 kilograms and 300 grams, were found hidden in a van.

The amount of drugs was hidden under the seat, in a secret place created for this purpose.

AD, 40 years old, the driver of the van, and M. Ç., 28 years old, the owner of the van, were taken into custody by the police.

Police Notification:

Thanks to the increased controls of the Border Police and with the support of the informational intelligence of the investigative structures of the State Police, another case of attempted trafficking of hard drugs is prevented and dealt with.

They were found hidden in a van and seized as material evidence, 7 packages of cocaine narcotics, with a total weight of 7 kilograms and 300 grams.

The owner of the van and the driver of the van where the narcotics were found were arrested.

The Border Police Services, in the wake of consecutive operations for the prevention, identification and suppression of attempts to traffic in narcotics, as a result of the intensification of control, based on the risk analysis and informational intelligence provided by the investigative structures of the Border Police State, have passed for detailed control in the second line, at the exit, the van driven by the citizen AD

From a detailed check, using modern control techniques, the Police services found hidden in the lower part of the seat, in a secret place created for this purpose, 7 packets wrapped in natriban, inside which there were narcotics suspected cocaine, with a total weight of 7 kilograms and 300 grams.

Following the first investigative actions, the specialists for the Investigation of Illegal Traffic and Narcotics of DVP Durres have arrested the following citizens in the act:

- AD, 40 years old, resident of Tirana, van driver;

-M. Ç., 28 years old, resident of Tirana, the owner of the van.

As material evidence, 7 kilograms and 300 grams of the narcotic cocaine, 4 mobile phones, a van, 3,950 euros, 21,700 allek, 150 Swedish crowns and 60 francs were seized.

In the meantime, the investigative structures of the DVP Durrës, under the direction of the Criminal Police Department, in cooperation with the Prosecutor's Office, continue the work for the complete clarification of this case, for the identification and arrest of other citizens implicated in this case.

The procedural materials were passed to the Prosecution at the Durrës Judicial District Court, for further actions, for the criminal offense "Trafficking in narcotics", carried out in collaboration./ CNA