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Kronike2025-07-06 12:52:00

Over 40 thousand cannabis plants destroyed in Shkodra, 8 village heads and two environmental guards prosecuted

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Over 40 thousand cannabis plants destroyed in Shkodra, 8 village heads and two

Shkodra Police have destroyed over 40,000 cannabis plants as part of the extensive anti-drug operation codenamed "Coordinates", which has been ongoing for several weeks in the most problematic areas of the district.

According to the police, more specifically in Kastrat and Shkrel, in the Malësia e Madhe area, 22,422 cannabis plants were discovered, while in Temal and Shllak in Vau i Dejës, 2,409 plants were destroyed.

In the territory of the administrative units of Shala, Pult and Shosh, the services found and destroyed 15,790 plants. None of the growers were arrested, but during the investigation, 8 elders from the villages of Pecaj, Ura e Shtrenjtë, Ndrejaj, Nicaj, Molle, Bzhetë, Ducaj and Lohe e Sipërme and 2 environmental guards were taken into custody.

They are suspected of allowing or failing to report the cultivation of narcotic plants in the areas they cover. Law enforcement has also been supported by drones and aerial reconnaissance technology, while in the latest operation, a helicopter was used due to the difficult terrain.

"Following the police operation codenamed "Coordinates", the structures of the Shkodra Local Police Directorate and the police stations under its jurisdiction have intensified controls throughout the territory of the district, with the aim of cracking down on cases of cultivation of narcotic plants.

In the territory of the administrative units of Shala, Pult and Shosh, the services of the Shkodra Police Commissariat found and destroyed 15,790 suspected Cannabis Sativa plants.

Following the actions, criminal proceedings were initiated for the criminal offense of "Abuse of office":

DV, head of the village of Pecaj

RM, mayor of the village of Ura e Shtrenjte

NV, head of the village of Ndrejaj

LM, mayor of Nicaj village

Gj. K., mayor of the village of Molle

LA, environmental guards near protected areas

In the territory of the administrative units of Kastrat and Shkrel, the services of the Malësi e Madhe Police Commissariat destroyed 22,422 suspected Cannabis Sativa plants.

In these cases, proceedings were initiated for abuse of office:

PI, mayor of the village of Bzhetë

Gj. M., head of the village of Ducaj

M. Ç., forest ranger

MB, mayor of the village of Lohë e Sipërme

In the territory of the administrative units of Temal and Shllak, the services of the Vau i Dejës Police Commissariat destroyed 2,409 suspected narcotic Cannabis Sativa plants.

"Work continues to identify, capture and hold criminally liable the perpetrators of illegal cultivation," the police announced.

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