Names/ RENEA action in Pogradec, police: 6 people were arrested and searches were carried out in 28 apartments!

2025-01-17 15:44:12 / AKTUALITET ALFA PRESS

Names/ RENEA action in Pogradec, police: 6 people were arrested and searches

The Pogradec Police have issued an official announcement regarding today's action in the city, where checks were carried out to crack down on illegal possession of weapons, narcotics, and to capture wanted persons.

During this operation, it is learned that 6 people were arrested, namely citizens Fation Bono, Eris Çekani, Denis Xhemollari, Arbri Berberi, Aldi Hoxha and Enxhi Xhemollari.

The operation involved 200 police forces, specifically from RENEA, the National Security Force, the Special Operations Force Directorate, the Korça Local Police Directorate, and the Pogradec Police Commissariat.

As part of the operation, searches were conducted in the homes of 28 citizens, in vehicles and various premises suspected of harboring wanted persons.

According to the police, firearms, shotguns, cold weapons, cocaine, sums of money and other illegal items were seized during the checks.

Police notification

Intensive controls to crack down on illegal possession of weapons, narcotics, and to capture wanted persons.

The checks are part of the proceedings initiated a week ago for the criminal offense of "Attempted Murder", in relation to the event that occurred on 11.01.2025, where citizen SS attempted to kill citizen NA with a cutting instrument.

The operation involved 200 police forces, specifically from RENEA, the National Security Force, the Special Operations Force Directorate, the Korça Local Police Directorate, and the Pogradec Police Commissariat.

Firearms, shotguns, cold weapons, cocaine, sums of money and other illegal items are seized.

6 citizens were arrested and work continues to arrest other citizens.

As part of the operation based on the decision of the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Korça on allowing the search, a search was conducted in the homes of 28 citizens, in vehicles and various premises suspected of harboring the wanted persons.

As a result of massive checks carried out at the same time in all neighborhoods of the city of Pogradec, the following citizens were arrested in flagrante delicto:

•Fation Bono, 35 years old, born and residing in Vërdovo Pogradec, for the criminal offenses of “Laundering the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity”, “Storage or deposit of contraband goods” and “Hiding income”. From the search carried out in his apartment, a monetary amount of 6,015,900 lek, 22,520 euros, 3,200 Macedonian dinars and 2,675 US dollars were found, which are suspected to have been benefited from his criminal activity. Also, from the search carried out, hundreds of liters of suspected contraband diesel from North Macedonia and a Land Rover vehicle, year of manufacture 2018, were found in the warehouse in his apartment.

•Aldi Hoxha, 34 years old, born and residing in Pogradec for the criminal offenses of “Illegal possession and production of weapons, explosive weapons and ammunition”, “Illegal production, possession, purchase or sale of cold weapons” and “Laundering of the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity”. From the search carried out in his apartment, 2 hunting weapons and a pistol without a corresponding license, a quantity of combat ammunition, 2 cold weapons of the butterfly knife type were found as well as a monetary amount of 5,043,560 lek, 31,810 euros, 22,915 US dollars, 685,700 Macedonian dinars, 2,920 Canadian dollars, 1,550 Swiss francs, 800 Australian dollars, 620 pounds.

•Eris Çekani, 41 years old, born and residing in Pogradec, for the criminal offenses of “Unlicensed production, possession, purchase or sale of cold weapons” and “Unlicensed possession and production of weapons, explosive weapons and ammunition”. During the search of his apartment, 3 cold weapons (knives) were found, one of them a pen knife, as well as model 56 cartridges.

•Denis Xhemollari, 33 years old, born and residing in Pogradec for the criminal offense of "Production and sale of narcotics", after a small amount of narcotics (cocaine) was found during a search.

•Arbri Berberi, 47 years old, born and residing in Pogradec for the criminal offense of "Unlicensed production, possession, purchase or sale of cold weapons", after a cold weapon (dark-colored iron rod with rubber police handles) was found on him during a search.

•Enxhi Xhemollari, 33 years old, born and residing in Pogradec, for the criminal offense of "Organizing illegal lotteries" after a search of his two mobile phones revealed accounts in his name for placing sports bets for various citizens with the aim of making a profit, as well as a monetary amount of 200,000 thousand lek suspected to have been obtained from this activity.

The operation continues.

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