29 thousand euros, drugs, money and jewelry seized/ 42-year-old arrested at the Port of Durres

2025-12-10 09:26:00, Kronika CNA

29 thousand euros, drugs, money and jewelry seized/ 42-year-old arrested at the

A 42-year-old man has been arrested at the Port of Durres, at the end of a police operation codenamed "Full scan".

Customs authorities conducted a thorough check at the port entrance, while drugs, firearms, jewelry, and monetary values ??totaling 29 thousand euros were found and seized in the bus driven by citizen DF U, in an attempt to bring them into the country.

Announcement:

Following the successive operations conducted by the Durrës Local Police Directorate, in cooperation with the Durrës Port Border Police and customs authorities, to prevent and crack down on attempts to smuggle narcotics, firearms and monetary values, based on information obtained in operational channels, the police operation codenamed "Full scan" was organized and finalized.

As part of the operation, specialists from the Narcotics Investigation Section at the Durrës DVP, in cooperation with the Police services of the Durrës Port Border Police Station and the customs authorities, carried out a detailed check at the entrance, on the second line, at the Port of Durrës, on the bus driven by citizen DF.

During the physical search of citizen DF, a quantity of suspected cocaine, weighing 92 grams, and some suspected gold jewelry were found in the backpack. During the search inside the bus, a monetary value of 29,000 euros was found inside a backpack, as well as a firearm, a pistol type, with five magazine wells, which were seized as material evidence.

Following the actions, specialists from the Narcotics Investigation Section at the Durrës Police Department arrested citizen DF, 42 years old, resident of Vlora, for the criminal offenses: "Trafficking in narcotics", "Trafficking in weapons and ammunition", "Smuggling of prohibited or restricted goods", "Smuggling of goods for which excise duty is paid", "Smuggling of licensed goods", "Smuggling of other goods", "Smuggling of goods with an intermediate regime", "Failure to declare money and valuables at the border", "Laundering the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity" and "Hiding income".

In cooperation with the Prosecutor's Office, work continues on the complete legal documentation of this case, the identification and capture of other persons implicated in this criminal activity.

The materials were passed on for further action to the Prosecutor's Office of General Jurisdiction, Durrës. /CNA