Ammunition and weapons found in a residence, 44-year-old arrested in Pogradec

Police searched the 44-year-old’s two residences in the city of Pogradec and in the village of Vërdovë. The operation, codenamed “Surprise,” was carried out following information obtained through operational channels.

A 44-year-old man has been arrested in Pogradec after police found an automatic firearm and live ammunition, which he is suspected of possessing illegally.

The operation, codenamed “Surprise,” was conducted by specialists from the Pogradec Police Station following information obtained through operational channels regarding a suspected case of illegal possession of a firearm.

As part of checks aimed at preventing criminal incidents, police officers searched two residences owned by the citizen identified by the initials B. B., one in Pogradec’s No. 3 neighborhood and the other in the village of Vërdovë.

During the searches, police found and seized an automatic firearm, along with the corresponding live ammunition. According to police, the weapon and ammunition were being kept without a permit.

Following the seizure of the firearm, the 44-year-old was arrested in flagrante delicto on charges of “Illegal possession and production of firearms, explosive weapons and ammunition.”

The firearm and ammunition were seized as material evidence, while the procedural materials were referred to the Prosecutor’s Office attached to the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Korçë for further action.

“KORÇA BOOM”