TIRANA, May 19/ATA/- Crystal Eagle, was a complete success thanks to the support of dedicated Albanian State Police officers, specifically those from the “DSS-ASP Joint Shield Special Unit”, a police unit dedicated to work joint U.S.-Albanian criminal cases, US Embassy in Tirana said.
Yesterday, operation “Crystal Eagle” was executed in 6 different cities across Albania and led to 22 arrests.
The operation, a record for Albania, located and arrested all targeted individuals within 17 minutes. Crystal Eagle, was a complete success thanks to the support of dedicated Albanian State Police officers, specifically those from the “DSS-ASP Joint Shield Special Unit”, a police unit dedicated to work joint U.S.-Albanian criminal cases.
Diplomatic Security agents from the U.S. Embassy lead operational efforts of nearly 300 police officers to target a counterfeit documents lab. Automatic weapons, drugs, fake documents, computers, vehicles, and money were confiscated during the operation.
“Most of the 22 arrested are facing 6 to 14 years in jail. This is the successful ending of an investigation that began in 2018 and the U.S. Embassy thanks our partners in the Albanian State Police leadership for their assistance!” the Embassy added. //a.i/
