Illegal activities in waste processing/ 16 people arrested in Elbasan, 9 of them foreigners

2025-12-14 10:25:00, Kronika CNA

Illegal activities in waste processing/ 16 people arrested in Elbasan, 9 of them

A police operation codenamed "Metallurgical" has ended with the arrest of 16 citizens, 9 of them foreign citizens, with managerial, technical and employee roles in legal entities, which were carrying out illegal activities in waste processing and ferrochrome production, causing environmental pollution.

As a result of the operation, two subjects were prosecuted, and 8 citizens, their shareholders, were declared wanted.

Announcement:

Continuing the work to identify and crack down on criminal activities against the environment, the investigative structures of the Elbasan Local Police Directorate, in cooperation with the Elbasan Police Commissariat and under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Elbasan, after a several-month investigation followed by special methods, finalized the police operation codenamed "Metallurgical".

As a result of the operation, 16 citizens were arrested, specifically:

JC, 64 years old, Korean citizen, EF, 48 years old, resident of Elbasan, administrators;

BA, 62 years old, EB, 48 years old, both residents of Elbasan, production directors;

EB, 51 years old, resident of Elbasan, AR, 31 years old, Indian citizen, engineer/technical manager;

RP, 24 years old, SP, 27 years old, DK, 32 years old, RY, 38 years old, MS, 43 years old, RP, 24 years old, all Indian citizens, PK, 32 years old, Nepalese citizen, JK, 63 years old, D. Xh., 45 years old, both residents of Elbasan, shift manager/oven operator/worker;

ID, 60 years old, head of the Environment Sector in the Municipality of Elbasan, for the criminal offenses of "Abuse of office" and "Forgery of documents".

Also, the procedural materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office and citizens BZ, 43 years old, DK, 54 years old, FM, 55 years old, Gj. B., 48 years old, A. Sh., 72 years old, SO, 67 years old, IL, 53 years old, AK, 38 years old, shareholders of commercial entities, for the criminal offenses "Air, water and land pollution", "Hiding income", "Illegal employment" and "Laundering of the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity", committed in collaboration, were declared wanted. Work is underway to capture them.

Intensive investigations, as well as inspections carried out in cooperation with the National Inspectorate of Territorial Protection, have resulted in the finding that two commercial entities, which operated in the area of ??the former Metalurgjiku, Bradashesh, Elbasan, have violated environmental legislation, polluting the air, water and soil, as well as failing to respect the rules for integrated waste management and the processing of battery waste.

Also, for violations found regarding integrated waste management, the following administrative measures were imposed during the inspections:

3,000,000 lek for one of the entities and 10,000,000 lek for the other entity, and the activities of both entities were suspended until legal requirements were met.

Cell phones and DVRs were seized.

The procedural materials were referred to the Prosecutor 's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Elbasan for further action./CNA