Crackdown on informality and gambling/ 4 people prosecuted in Korça

2025-12-17 14:27:00, Kronika CNA

Four people have been criminally prosecuted in Maliq and Korça, as part of Operation "Qarku", for identifying and cracking down on illegal gambling and informality activities.

In Maliq, criminal proceedings were initiated against citizens RB, 23 years old, and AH, 43 years old, residents of Maliq, after during inspections of their premises, in the town of Maliq and the village of Libonik, it turned out that they had not registered these activities with the tax authorities, and did not have a fiscal cash register for issuing tax coupons.

A 36-year-old man was prosecuted after a search of his premises revealed that he had illegally employed an employee. It is also reported that a 39-year-old man was prosecuted after active sports betting sites were found on his mobile phone during a search of his premises.

Police announcement:

DVP Korca

Controls continue throughout the territory of the Korça district, following the police operation codenamed "Qarku", to identify and crack down on illegal gambling and informality activities.

4 other cases of these activities were reported, in Maliq and Korça.

4 citizens are being prosecuted.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Investigation Specialists referred the materials to the Prosecutor's Office, where criminal proceedings were initiated against citizens RB, 23 years old, and AH, 43 years old, residents of Maliq, after during inspections of their premises, in the city of Maliq and the village of Libonik, it turned out that these citizens had not registered these activities with the tax authorities, and did not have a fiscal cash register for issuing tax coupons.

The services of the Korça Police Commissariat referred the materials to the Prosecutor's Office, where criminal proceedings were initiated against citizen EM, 36 years old, resident of Korça, after verifications conducted at his premises revealed that this citizen had illegally employed an employee, whom he had not registered with the tax authorities.

The Maliq Police Commissariat referred the materials to the Prosecutor's Office, where criminal proceedings were initiated against citizen RP, 39 years old, resident of the village of Podgorie, Maliq, after active sports betting sites were found in the premises where he was staying, during a search of his mobile phone. The mobile phone was seized as material evidence.

The procedural materials were referred to the Korça Prosecutor's Office for further action. /CNA