Korçë County Specialists from the Crime Investigation Unit of DVKM Korçë referred materials to the Prosecutor’s Office, where criminal proceedings were initiated for the offense of "Illegal crossing of the state border" against M.D., 32, a resident of Nartë village, Gramsh, who is suspected of having crossed illegally into Greece. Specialists from the Crime Investigation Unit of the Maliq Police Station also referred materials to the Prosecutor’s Office, where criminal procee

A finalized police operation uncovered a prostitution case in an apartment on “Don Bosko” street. Two Kazakhstani nationals were arrested for engaging in this activity, while two other individuals are being investigated as beneficiaries. Authorities seized a sum of money suspected to have been obtained from the activity, as well as several mobile phones. The case has been referred to the Prosecutor’s Office for further investigation. Statement: Tirana Local Police Directorate

Korça Local Police Directorate Specialists from the Korça Police Department’s Narcotics Investigation Unit have arrested E.B., 38, a resident of Korça. The General Jurisdiction Court of Appeal in Tirana had previously sentenced him to 1 year and 10 months in prison for the criminal offense of “Production and sale of narcotics.” Specialists from the Maliq Police Station’s Crime Investigation Unit referred the case to the Prosecutor’s Office, where criminal proceedings were ini

A Sudanese citizen has been arrested in Korça after helping two migrants enter Albania illegally. Police announced that the citizen M.S., 25 years old, a resident of Darfur, Sudan, in cooperation with other individuals, helped two migrants enter the country illegally through the green border in the Devoll area, with the destination being one of the EU countries. Police announcement: Operations against assisting migrants to cross borders illegally continue. The police operatio

Police have stopped a woman at the Kakavija border crossing as she was attempting to leave Albania. In her bag, authorities found 34,700 euros that had not been declared. Criminal proceedings were initiated against her while she remains free, for the criminal offense of “Failure to declare money and valuables at the border.” The amount of money was also seized as material evidence. Police announcement: As part of the ongoing work by the Border Police services at Kakavija Bord

Eight people have been arrested by the Police in Tirana for allegedly exploiting their minor children to work and beg. According to the police, for four of them, Eles Brahimaj, 41; Rakip Sinani, 35; Mikel Rama, 35; and Miklovan Gogaj, 34 the Prosecutor’s Office has ordered the security measure of “pre-trial detention.” Meanwhile, the individuals with initials L. B., 35; A. M., 41; M. S., 35; and A. Sh., 35, have been placed under “house arrest” by the Tirana Prosecutor’s Offi

A serious incident occurred in Durrës, where a 45-year-old man was arrested for threatening another citizen with a firearm over minor motives. The arrested individual, E. K., a resident of Xhafzotaj, is suspected of having had a conflict on February 16, 2026, with 38-year-old E. D. at a location called “Kodra e Rrashbullit.” Following the conflict, he allegedly threatened the victim with a suspected automatic firearm. Investigations are ongoing to locate the firearm, which th

A serious incident occurred yesterday in Kukës, where a student of a 9-year school was injured near his school premises. According to preliminary information, the incident happened near the building of the former 9-year school “Bajram Curri,” which is currently under reconstruction by a construction company. The incident took place while the minor was trying to retrieve a ball near the construction site. At that moment, debris was dropped from the third floor of the building,

The Special Court Against Corruption and Organized Crime (GJKKO) has convicted Irakli Leka, the former head of the regime at Lushnja Prison, for the criminal offense of “Passive corruption of persons exercising public functions.” Irakli Leka was arrested in September of last year following a report on an investigative TV program, after he had taken 700 euros from an inmate in exchange for granting him temporary leave at Lushnja Prison. SCACOC found him guilty of the charge of

Korçë Local Police Directorate Specialists for Crime Investigation at the Korçë Police Commissariat referred the case files to the Prosecutor’s Office, where criminal proceedings were initiated against the following individuals: D. K., 37, resident of Korçë, suspected of committing domestic violence against his wife, who has been issued a protection order. J. M., 30, resident of Korçë, who, while employed as a taxi driver for a service provider, is suspected of embezzling a

Korçë Local Directorate for Border and Migration The Border Police has intensified controls to prevent and combat illegal activities at the border. Another case of smuggling has been intercepted. A 36-year-old man was criminally prosecuted for smuggling a quantity of pesticide products without licenses from the competent authorities, fruit tree seedlings, and other work tools. The seized items included the pesticides and the suspected smuggled fruit tree seedlings. As part of

22-year-old Erisjaldo Gjuta was arrested by Tirana police following the injury of his 18-year-old girlfriend. He faces charges for “Failure to Report a Crime,” “Actions Obstructing the Discovery of the Truth” committed in cooperation, and “Unlicensed Possession of Explosive Weapons and Ammunition.” The young man is the nephew of Vladimir Gjuta, and the incident occurred at the family’s hotel, where the 18-year-old was injured by a firearm. “Specialists in Crimes Against Life

The Police Oversight Agency has arrested in flagrante a police officer, Inspector D.G., serving as a Service Officer with the Ceremonial Unit at the General Directorate of the State Police, suspected of committing the criminal offenses of “Irregular Driving” and “Leaving the Scene of an Accident,” provided for under Articles 291 and 273 of the Criminal Code. His arrest was carried out after, on the evening of yesterday at around 20:25, in the area known as “Rruga e Dibrës,” h

An unusual situation was recorded late Saturday morning in the center of Tirana, in the area between the Bank of Albania and the Resurrection of Christ Orthodox Cathedral, where a woman went out into the street without clothes, causing concern among passersby and drivers. According to footage published by citizens on social media, the woman is seen hitting vehicles with her hands and feet, climbing on top of them, and for several minutes blocking traffic in one of the busiest

The police operation codenamed “Zëmblaku,” carried out by Narcotics Investigation Specialists as part of efforts to crack down on criminal activity in the production and sale of narcotics, has been completed. After operational information indicated that narcotic substances were being sold inside a bar-café in the village of Zëmblak, administrative unit Maliq, police services organized an intervention with the support of the Special Forces unit “Shqiponjat.” As a result of the

Korçë Local Police Directorate Specialists for the Investigation of Illegal Trafficking at the Korçë Local Police Directorate referred materials to the Prosecutor’s Office against citizen O.A., 38 years old, resident of the village of Malinat, Berat, for the criminal offenses “Forgery of seals, stamps or forms” and “Illegal crossing of the state border”, and declared wanted citizen F.Sh., 48 years old, resident of the village of Trestenik, Devoll, for the criminal offense “As

A tragic incident occurred in Delvinë, where the body of an elderly man was found lifeless in a stream in the Dhivër area The Sarandë Police reported that the victim is S.G., 91 years old, a resident of Dhivër village Preliminary reports suggest that the elderly man accidentally slipped and fell into the stream, losing his life tragically According to the official police statement: “Yesterday, in Dhivër village, citizen S.G., 91 years old, was found dead in a stream. Prelimin

The police operation codenamed “Zëmblaku” concluded with the immediate arrest of three individuals suspected of criminal activity in the field of narcotics Specialists in Drug Investigation, in cooperation with the Special Forces “Shqiponjat”, after receiving operational information that drugs were being sold in a bar in the village of Zëmblak, organized an intervention that led to the arrest of A C, 36 years old, resident of Korçë, owner of the bar A H, 44 years old, residen

The services of the Directorate for the Investigation of Serious Crimes in the Criminal Police Department and those of the Special Operational Force Directorate, as a result of the immediate handling of a complaint filed by a public administration employee who reported being blackmailed by the administrator of a portal, finalized the coded operation “Portal 1”. As a result of swift operational actions, citizen E.L., 37 years old, was apprehended at the subject’s office in Tir

A serious incident occurred today in the city of Korçë. The lifeless body of an elderly man was found in the middle of the street by passersby. According to preliminary information, the incident took place in neighborhood no. 13, and the elderly man is believed to have been walking when he passed away. The victim has not yet been identified, and initial data indicate no signs of violence or injuries on the body. Preliminary suspicions point to a natural death. "KORCA BOOM"