A 49-year-old man was arrested today by the Saranda Police after the operation codenamed "Deceiver", while posing as a prosecutor, deceiving citizens for profit, while also violating house arrest, for fraud.
The arrested man is Alban Muço, from Tirana. He also tried to deceive the officers, but to no avail. A 19-year-old, Erlind Çukari, was also arrested for illegal possession of weapons, after he sheltered the suspect in his apartment.
As evidence, a firearm, combat ammunition, and various documents suspected of being used by 49-year-old Muço in this criminal activity were seized.
"Within the framework of this operation, it was possible to capture and arrest in flagrante delicto citizens AM, 49 years old, resident of Tirana, for the criminal offenses of "fraud", "misappropriation of state title or duty" and "removal of a prisoner from his place of residence", as well as E. Ç., 19 years old, resident of Saranda, for the criminal offense of "illegal possession and production of weapons, explosive weapons and ammunition", the local police announced.
The investigation suspects that by presenting himself as a prosecutor and promising that they would be paid by the Prosecution Institution, Muço employed several people in his service, to whom he caused considerable economic damage. He also sought favors from various institutions and entities.
"From the verifications carried out, it resulted that the 49-year-old was wanted after having violated the security measure "house arrest", imposed by the Court, for the criminal offense of "fraud", after he presented himself at institutions and took money from citizens, presenting himself as a prosecutor", the police announced.
Following the investigative actions to document the case, a search was also conducted at Erlind Çukari's apartment in Saranda, where the wanted person was staying.
"During the search, 1 automatic firearm type "Shars", combat ammunition and various official documents, a police radio and a computer were found and seized as material evidence, which are suspected of being used by citizen AM for fraud," the official announcement states.
The materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Saranda, for further procedural actions.
