TIRANA, June 30 /ATA/ The 5-year “ORKA” project, implemented by the Albanian Police, with the support of the German Police in the fight against organized crime in the field of narcotics, has ended.
According to a press release published by the State Police, “this project saw 42 criminal proceedings for dismantling of criminal syndicates in the field of drugs trafficking, 128 arrest warrants executed, investigation of 328 citizens, and seizure of 2.8 tons of cocaine, 20 kg of heroin, 781 kg of cannabis sativa and 32 firearms.”
The police announce that at the closing of this project, the director general of the State Police, Muhamet Rrumbullaku, welcomed in the premises of the General Directorate of the State Police the ambassador of Germany in Albania, Peter Zingraf, head and representative of the “ORKA” project “, as well as the liaison officer of the German BKA in Albania, who has been assisting the State Police since 2018.
“The objectives of “ORKA” project implemented as a result of the solid cooperation of the State Police and the German Police included the investigation of criminal groups in the field of drugs trafficking, the tracking of the assets of their members, as well as operations to crack down on their activity,” the State Police sources say.
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