Like in the movies/ The old man crosses the Montenegrin side without controls, he is caught by the Albanian Police

2024-02-03 10:43:00, Kronika CNA

Like in the movies/ The old man crosses the Montenegrin side without controls,

Weapons and money seized

The 72-year-old with the initials FS, while he was in the territory of Montenegro, did not stop for the Montenegrin side at the border point of Hani i Hoti.

With his "Benz" type car, he did not stop to complete the procedures for entering Albania and quickly left entering the Albanian territory.

The elderly man was arrested by the Albanian side and a firearm, a pistol and 17,640 euros in cash were seized from him.

He tried to hide the latter behind a building at the crossing point.

Police Notification:

The joint police operation coded "COOPERATION" is finalized.

He left quickly, refusing police control in the territory of Montenegro, he was immediately blocked by the Albanian Border Police, in the territory of PKK Hani i Hoti.

The 72-year-old threw 1 firearm, a pistol, from the vehicle, which was seized as material evidence.

The 72-year-old, with a previous criminal record, for possession of weapons without a permit.

During the joint check with the Montenegrin counterparts, an amount of 17,640 euros, divided into several parts, was also found hidden in the 72-year-old's vehicle.

In the PKK Hani i Hoti, in the territory of Montenegro, on the way to Albania, the FS citizen, who was driving a "Benz" type vehicle, did not stop to perform the procedures for entering Albania and left quickly, being introduced into the Albanian territory, in the PKK Hani i Hoti.

The employees of the Border Police of Montenegro immediately signaled the employees of the Border Police of Albania, who immediately blocked the exit from the crossing point.

The driver of the vehicle, a FS citizen, got out of the vehicle and tried to hide the pistol behind a building at the crossing point, but it was found and seized by the services of the Albanian Border Police.

During the joint control with the Montenegrin counterparts, the Border Police services found this citizen, hidden in the vehicle, an amount of 17,640 euros, divided into several parts.

At the end of the first investigative actions, the FS citizen, 72 years old, resident of Shkodër, with previous criminal records for possession of weapons without a permit, was arrested.

The procedural materials were passed to the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of the General Jurisdiction of Shkodër, for the criminal offenses "Trafficking in weapons and ammunition", "Failure to declare money and valuables at the border", "Cleaning of the proceeds of criminal offences". and "Disobedience to the order of the police officer"./ CNA