Artur Brahimaj, Ilir Zyberi and Artur Rushiti have been arrested as members of an arms trafficking group.
Meanwhile, another person has been declared wanted.
5 firearms and combat ammunition were seized, which were suspected of being sold in Tufina and Fresk.
Notice:
Three members of this group, all three with criminal records, were arrested. Two of them were caught red-handed by the Police in Tufina, attempting to sell two Kalashnikov firearms.
1 citizen, suspected of being a member of this group, is identified and declared wanted.
5 firearms and combat ammunition were seized, which were suspected of being sold in Tufina and Fresk.
As a result of investigations conducted with proactive methods, during 3 months, by the Crime Investigation specialists of Police Commissariat No. 4, under the direction of the Tirana Prosecution Office, the operation codenamed "Members" was organized in cooperation with the Special Operational Force of the Tirana DVP and finalized.
As part of this operation, the following citizens were arrested:
-IZ, 55 years old, resident of Tirana, previously convicted of murder;
-AB, 63 years old, resident of Tirana, previously convicted of production and sale of narcotics and fraud;
AR, 46 years old, resident of Tirana, previously convicted of intentional grievous bodily harm.
Also, citizen ES, 28 years old, was declared wanted.
During the operation, the Police services caught citizens A. B and IZ red-handed in Tufina, attempting to sell 2 Kalashnikov firearms.
Investigations suspect that these citizens were members of a group that sold firearms in various areas of Tirana, mainly in Tufina and Fresk.
Investigations are ongoing, under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office, to fully document the criminal activity of these citizens, and to identify and apprehend other citizens involved in the group.
The procedural materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office for further action.
