The Fier Prosecutor's Office arrested a suspected pimp and his associates after they trafficked citizens from Uganda for the purpose of exploiting prostitution.
As part of the investigation, five people were arrested, two Ugandan citizens, the 'tutor' and their associates for the criminal offenses of "Trafficking in adults", "Maintaining premises for prostitution" committed in collaboration, "Exploitation of prostitution", "Acts that hinder the discovery of the truth" committed in collaboration, "Manufacturing, keeping, buying or selling cold weapons" committed in collaboration and "Failure to issue a tax coupon".
After a proactive investigation lasting several months, the Prosecution documented the illegal activity of trafficking in adult persons organized by citizen OP and administered by citizen KH.
The recently trafficked girls were from Uganda, who had entered our country in March 2024. They were initially recruited as strip dancers and then, taking advantage of the economic and social conditions, accepted to perform sexual services in the "private" area of the bar. OP, with the aim of preventing the discovery of the truth, during the investigation period after having closed the bar for some time, used citizen OG as a fictitious waitress and administrator.
In this case too, citizen OP uses a vulnerable person, a girl with family and social problems. His associate KH managed the bar, employed the girls and handed over the money earned to the organizer. During the checks, 611,000 Lekë, amounts of money in other currencies and two metal fist-strengthening gloves were seized.
The First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Fier approved the Prosecutor's requests and imposed the security measures "arrest in prison" for the organizer OP and the collaborator KH, "obligation to report to the judicial police" for OG. For the foreign girls, "obligation to report to the judicial police" and "ban on leaving the country" were imposed.
