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Attempted to smuggle weapons to Britain, 42-year-old arrested in Rinas

Politiko 2026-09-02 16:06:00

Attempted to smuggle weapons to Britain, 42-year-old arrested in Rinas

A 42-year-old man was arrested at Rinas Airport after attempting to smuggle weapons to the United Kingdom.

Police say the Albanian, a British citizen, was caught with a pistol and combat ammunition in his luggage.

Police announcement:

Intensification of checks by the Border Police hits a case of attempted trafficking of firearms from Albania to the United Kingdom.

1 firearm, pistol, with combat ammunition, was seized.

Its possessor was arrested in flagrante delicto. As a result of dedicated controls, based on risk analysis and police intelligence information, intensified due to the influx of entry/exit traffic, the Border Police services of the Rinas BCP, in cooperation with the security services at the Rinas airport, foiled a case of attempted trafficking of firearms from Albania to the United Kingdom.

In this case, the Albanian citizen (with British citizenship) SK, 42 years old, residing in England, was arrested in flagrante delicto.

From the scanner check, in the luggage of this citizen, upon exiting Albania, 1 firearm, a pistol with combat ammunition, was found, which was seized as material evidence.

The procedural materials were transferred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Tirana, for further action, for the criminal offense of "Trafficking in weapons and ammunition".

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