The criminal group of weapons trafficking from Kosovo to Tirana is hit, 10 pistols are seized, 7 months of surveillance, 4 young people in handcuffs

A criminal group of arms traffic from Kosovo to Albania was hit yesterday by the Tirana Police, where 10 pistols, 10 combs and quantity of military ammunition were seized. 4 young men, Blerim Krasniqi, 28 years old, Benjami Shala, 20 years old, Edonis Thaçi, 25 years old, Muhamed Krasniqi, 20 years old, all residents of Kosovo, who were bringing the weapons to sell them in Tirana, were captured. from 1500 euros to 3000 euros. The young people were caught in a bus parking lot, in Lundre, as part of the coded operation 'Transportuesi 2'. It is suspected that Blerim Krasniqi put a bag in the bus with driver Edonis Thaçin, inside which 10 firearms, pistols, 10 combs and a quantity of military ammunition were found. Then, Blerim Krasniqi, in cooperation with Muhamed Krasniqi, followed the bus by car, along the entire route until arriving at the terminal in Tirana. The criminal group is suspected to have been trafficking firearms from Kosovo to Albania for 1 year. They have been under surveillance by the blues of Tirana for 7 months. Sources for the reporter of Report TV, Sokol Dema, inform that the two cousins ??Blerim and Muhamed Krasniqi put the weapons in the bus line owned by Edonis Thaçi. The latter was aware of the criminal activity and cooperated with the other three arrested persons. Earlier, this criminal group brought weapons to Albania, mainly pistols, in Tirana, Vlorë, Saranda and Korçë. There are strong suspicions that the weapons that were brought to Tirana were also sent to Greece, for the account of criminal groups there. "From the verifications carried out, it turned out that the firearms were trafficked in Tirana, with the aim of selling them at values ??of 1,500-3,000 euros. From the verifications carried out, it is suspected that the owner of the bus line, Edonis Thaçi, together with other citizens, has trafficked firearms to Albania in several cases", the police announced yesterday. As material evidence, 10 firearms, pistols, combs and combat ammunition, 1 vehicle and 5 mobile phones were seized.

Balla reacts

Meanwhile, the Minister of the Interior, Taulant Balla, asks the State Police for more commitment in the fight against the trafficking of firearms and the possession of weapons without a permit. Balla, in a post on social networks, sharing images from the police operation in Tirana to crack down on a group of firearms traffickers, said that the fight against illegal possession of weapons continues every day. "The State Police, Tirana has again hit a criminal group involved in international arms trafficking. We must do everything with more commitment, so that the phenomenon of illegal possession of weapons and arms traffickers is fought by the State Police in cooperation with other law enforcement agencies, with determination, every day," Balla wrote yesterday.

Granit Shehu, who massacred his cousin with a knife in Kamëz, is sentenced to 13 years in prison

On the other hand, the Court of Appeal yesterday sentenced Granit Shehu to 20 years in prison, who killed his uncle's son Milazim Shehu with a knife in 2015. He benefited from a shortened trial, where he will ultimately serve 13 years and 4 months in prison. Granit Shehu killed his uncle's son by stabbing him 12 times after a fight for weak motives as he suspected that the victim's daughter had stolen 120 thousand old lek from his home. Referring to previous reports in the media, the Court of Appeal of the General Jurisdiction informs that: In the Court of the Judicial District of Tirana, the trial has been held regarding the criminal case that belongs to the defendant with the initials G (G). Sh, accused of committing the criminal offense "Murder with premeditation", provided by article 78/2 of the Penal Code. The alleged fact is related to the event that happened on 16.09.2015, on "Horizonti" street, Kamëz Municipality. The citizen with the initials M. Sh was hit by the defendant G. (G). Sh (his cousin), several times with strong and cutting tools, causing him serious wounds, up to the loss of his life.