TIRANA, April 18 /ATA/ Gjirokastra Police in cooperation with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, FRONTEX, have successfully conducted a joint operation against illegal immigration.
As part of the operation, there are significantly strengthened human resources and logistical capacities with two advanced border surveillance systems in Gjirokastra region.
As a result of the joint operation with FRONTEX, in Gjirokastra, from January 1 to April 17, there were detained 648 illegal immigrants, marking an increase of over 100%, compared to the same period last year, during which there were detained 311 immigrants.
During this period, the services of the Local Police Directorate of Gjirokastra, in cooperation with the Border Police and the joint operation with FRONTEX, hit 19 cases of the criminal activity “Assistance in illegal border crossing”, with 26 citizens arrested, 7 declared wanted, 4 prosecuted, and 194 illegal immigrants detained.
Also, in context of the operation, there were cases of attempted trafficking of narcotics, through the green border, illegal crossing of the border in the direction of the Greek state, as well as the import of smuggled goods from the Greek state to Albania.
As part of the joint operation with FRONTEX, in Kakavije and Kapshtica, there has been increased 100% the preventive and strike force against the smuggling of illegal immigrants entering Albania through the green border with the Greek state./m.m/a.a/r.e/p.s./
