Shkodër police arrest man for attempting to smuggle 16 migrants to Montenegro

human smuggling illegal border crossing Albania Montenegro Operation Transit

A 39-year-old man from Tirana has been arrested in Shkodër, Albania, during a police operation codenamed “Transit”. The individual was caught in flagrante delicto in the village of Alijaj while attempting to transport 16 migrants toward the Montenegrin border in a rented vehicle.

The group of migrants included nine individuals from Afghanistan, five from Somalia, and two from Bangladesh. Following the arrest, the vehicle was seized, and the case has been referred to the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance in Shkodër for further legal proceedings.

Entities

Alijaj · Shkodër Border and Migration Police · Shkodër Prosecutor's Office

Sources

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