22 million lek were stolen/ The manager and cashier of the post office in Devoll are being prosecuted

2026-01-16 15:00:00, Kronika CNA

22 million lek were stolen/ The manager and cashier of the post office in Devoll

Two employees of a post office in Devoll have been criminally prosecuted after being accused of stealing 22 million new lekë. They have been arrested for the criminal offenses of "Theft committed by abuse of office", "Forgery of documents" and "Computer forgery", committed in collaboration.

During the period September 2025 - January 2026, they stole money from the postal fund, abusing their duties. The post office manager embezzled and embezzled pension and economic assistance funds (mainly of pensioners living abroad), forging their signatures.

Meanwhile, the cashier is suspected of having manipulated, removed and falsified payment orders from the cash register records and cash management system, in order to facilitate the theft of funds. Meanwhile, work is underway to identify other individuals who may have been involved in this case.

Police announcement:

Korça Local Police Directorate

Specialists of the Economic and Financial Crimes Investigation Section referred the materials to the Prosecutor's Office, where criminal proceedings were initiated for the criminal offenses of "Theft committed by abuse of office", "Forgery of documents" and "Computer forgery", committed in collaboration, against the following citizens:

-P. Sh., 29 years old, resident of Bilisht, responsible for the post office in Vishocica, Devoll;

-E. Ç., 27 years old, resident of Bilisht, working as a cashier-accountant at the Devoll post office.

The investigations suspect that these citizens, in collaboration with each other, during the period September 2025 - January 2026, have stolen about 22,000,000 new lek from the postal fund, abusing their duties. Citizen P. Sh. is suspected of having embezzled and misused pension and economic assistance funds (mainly of pensioners living abroad), by forging their signatures, while citizen E. Ç. is suspected of having manipulated, removed and falsified payment orders from the cash book records and the cash management system, to favor the theft of funds by the 29-year-old.

Work continues to identify other suspected citizens who may have been involved in this case. / CNA