
A 20-year-old man has been arrested by the Tirana Police for illegally wearing and using the State Police uniform, posing as a police officer.
According to the police announcement, the young man with the initials EB, 20 years old, resident of Kamëz, was arrested, who during a search was found to be wearing a uniform and police badge similar to those of the State Police. After verification, it turned out that the young man was not a Police employee.
While searching his apartment, officers seized 4 identification documents with names and photographs suspected to be forged, 1 sporting weapon, a pistol with 2 combs, a State Police uniform, 16 police badges and ranks, and 3 hats with insignia similar to those on the police uniform.
Police are continuing investigations to verify whether the 20-year-old may be involved in other illegal activities related to profiting through the use of police equipment and uniforms.
"He was wearing and using the State Police uniform unjustly and going out on the streets dressed as a police officer, the 20-year-old is being handcuffed."
Police uniforms, police badges/ranks, 1 sporting weapon and suspected forged documents were seized.
The patrol services of Police Commissariat No. 5, during the checks carried out in the framework of the crackdown on illegality in every area that appears, on "Mother Teresa" Boulevard, have observed the "Mercedes-Benz" type vehicle, driven by citizen E. B., who was wearing a police uniform and emblems, similar to those of the State Police.
After stopping the vehicle and further verification, it turned out that the driver, citizen E. B, was not a police officer.
Furthermore, during the search of his apartment, they found and seized as material evidence:
4 identification documents with suspected forged names and photographs;
1 pistol-type sporting weapon with 2 corresponding combs;
State Police uniform;
16 different coats of arms and ranks;
3 hats with insignia similar to those of the State Police.
Work continues to fully document the case and verify whether the 20-year-old may be implicated in other illegal activities related to profits through the use of police equipment and uniforms.
"At the end of the first investigative actions, the arrest in flagrante delicto of citizen E. B, 20 years old, resident of Kamëz, was made and the procedural materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office for further actions," the police announced.
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