Heroin trafficking from North Macedonia to Albania / Two people in handcuffs

2026-06-11 13:34:00, Kronika CNA

A case of heroin trafficking from North Macedonia to Albania has been cracked by the Elbasan police. As part of the "Trajektorja" operation, two people were arrested and 1 kilogram of heroin was seized.

Citizens LG, 32 years old, resident of Struga, North Macedonia, and AB, 45 years old, resident of Durrës, were arrested. According to the investigation, LG is suspected of having obtained heroin in North Macedonia and brought it into Albanian territory where AB was waiting for the narcotic substance with the intention of selling it in Albania.

The vehicle in which the two suspects were traveling was stopped for inspection on the Bulqizë-Librazhd road. During a thorough inspection, the police found a backpack hidden in the van's spare tire, where the narcotics were hidden.

As material evidence, narcotics, a Fiat van, 2 cell phones, as well as 40,000 lek, 50 euros and 290 denars were seized.

Police notification:

Elbasan

The investigative structures of the Elbasan DVP finalized the operation codenamed "Trajectory", as a result of investigative actions pursued with special methods and supervised by the Prosecutor's Office at the Elbasan Judicial District Court.

A case of trafficking of the narcotic substance Heroin from the Republic of Macedonia to Albania has been cracked.

1 kg of this substance, a sum of money (in lek, euros and denars), 2 cell phones and the van, in the rear tire of which the bag with the narcotic substance was hidden, were seized.

2 citizens are arrested in flagrante delicto.

Arrested were the citizen from the Republic of Macedonia who had obtained the Heroin and brought it into Albania through the green border, as well as the citizen who received the substance in Albania, with the intention of selling it.

As a result of an investigation using special methods, supervised by the Prosecutor's Office at the Elbasan Judicial District Court, to document the criminal activity of two citizens suspected of transporting heroin, trafficked by RMV, by vehicle, specialists from the Narcotics Investigation Section, in cooperation with specialists from the Operational Support Investigation Section, finalized the operation codenamed "Trajectory".

The suspect vehicle, in which the citizen from the Republic of Macedonia, LG, and the citizen AB, were traveling, was stopped for checks on the "Bulqizë–Librazhd" road axis.

From the detailed checks, 1 kg of heroin was found in a backpack, hidden in the rear tire of the vehicle (van), which was suspected to have been obtained by citizen LG, in North Macedonia.

The investigation suspects that the narcotic substance was trafficked by this citizen, across the green border, to Albania, where citizen AB was waiting for it with the intention of selling it.

At the end of the procedural actions, citizens LG, 32 years old, resident of Struga, and AB, 45 years old, resident of Durrës, were arrested in flagrante delicto for the criminal offense of "Trafficking in narcotics", committed in collaboration.

Also, suspected narcotics, a Fiat van, 2 cell phones, as well as 40,000 lek, 50 euros and 290 denars were seized as material evidence.

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