An arsenal of weapons was seized from two brothers in Elbasan

2024-06-02 11:34:00, Kronika CNA

An arsenal of weapons was seized from two brothers in Elbasan

Seized weapons

The police of Elbasan seized an arsenal of weapons from two brothers with initials AM, 65 years old and BM, 57 years old.

BM, 57 years old, was arrested in the act and his brother, citizen AM, 65 years old, was left under investigation for health reasons.

During the action, 1 Kalashnikov firearm, 1 shotgun, 3 pneumatic guns, 1 trophy rifle, 1 pair of binoculars, 2 magazines, combat ammunition and 1 cutting tool (knife) were seized.

Police Notification:

The operation was carried out by the Elbasan Police Station, as a result of the investigation with proactive methods of the information provided by the police intelligence.

During the operation, 1 Kalashnikov firearm, 1 shotgun, 3 pneumatic guns, 1 trophy rifle, 1 pair of binoculars, 2 magazines, combat ammunition and 1 cutting tool (knife) were found in the apartments of the 2 brothers.

One of the brothers is put in handcuffs and the other brother is processed in a free state, due to health reasons.

The services of the Elbasan Police Station, following the work to identify and combat the criminal activity of illegal possession of firearms, in accordance with the measures defined in the nationwide operational plan "Rule of Law", have provided information on 2 cases of possession of firearms.

This information was investigated with proactive methods, under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office of Elbasan, and as a result, the coded police operation "Brothers" was finalized.

As part of this operation, in the village of Gjergjan, in the residences of citizens AM, 65 years old and BM, 57 years old, the Police services found and seized as material evidence:

1 Kalashnikov firearm with 2 magazines of 80 rounds;
1 semi-automatic shotgun;
1 rifle firearm (trophy);
2 pneumatic rifles;
1 pneumatic gun with mounted binoculars;
1 pair of binoculars;
1 cutting tool (knife) combined with punch booster.

Following the procedural actions for these cases, citizen BM, 57 years old, was arrested red-handed, and his brother, citizen AM, 65 years old, was processed in a state of freedom, due to health reasons.

The procedural materials were passed to the Prosecution at the Court of First Instance of Elbasan General Jurisdiction, for further actions. /CNA