Tirana, October 31 (Albania Journal) – Two people have been arrested and another declared wanted over their suspected involvement in six thefts targeting businesses and vehicles in the Albanian cities of Pogradec and Korçë.
Police in Pogradec, working in cooperation with their counterparts in Korçë, carried out an operation codenamed “Qarku”, during which six theft cases were solved and the suspected perpetrators were identified.
The arrested individuals are R. M., 26, a resident of the village of Drenovë, and R. M., 26, a resident of Korçë.
During searches of their homes, police officers found and seized suspected stolen items, a sum of money and a vehicle believed to have been used by the suspects to travel. The seized items will serve as material evidence in the investigation.
Police also identified a suspected accomplice, E. Ll., a resident of Kamëz, who has been declared wanted. Efforts to locate and arrest him are ongoing.
Investigators suspect that the three individuals were involved in the theft of five businesses and several items from a vehicle in Pogradec and Korçë.
Investigations are continuing in cooperation with the Prosecution Office to legally document any additional theft cases for which the suspects may be responsible.
The procedural materials have been referred to the Prosecution Office attached to the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction in Korçë. The case concerns the criminal offence of “Theft”, allegedly committed in collaboration and on more than one occasion.
