Albanian and Italian law enforcement seized a sailing boat with about a tonne of cannabis on board off Darëzezë beach in central Fier county, in a joint operation mounted after border radar picked up the vessel.[1] The boat was operated by an Albanian and an Italian, who threw cannabis packages into the sea as the Albanian and Italian police boats reached them; both were taken into custody.[1] An Albanian wire bulletin of the same date headlines a matching seizure of one tonne of cannabis with two arrests.[2]
Sailing boat with a tonne of cannabis seized off Darëzezë beach
Albanian and Italian officers seized a sailing boat carrying about a tonne of cannabis off Darëzezë beach in Fier county around 20 September 2017 after spotting it on radar. The Albanian and Italian crew members threw packages into the sea as police boats closed in; both were taken into custody.
🇦🇱 off Darëzezë Beach, Fier County · Albania
- Arrested
- 2
- Cannabis
- 1 t
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis
- Case stage
- Under investigation
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
- Arrested
- 2
- Cannabis
- 1 t
- Agency type
- Police
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis (1 t)
- Setting
- Vehicle
- Case stage
- Under investigation
Sources
- Tirana Timestiranatimes.comOne ton of cannabis found on Adriatic shore
- Albanian Independent News Agency (TIR-FAX)tirfaxnews.orgSQAINA, TIR-FAX, September 20, 2017
Open questions the AI reported
- 20 September 2017 is the publication date of both sources; neither gives a separate date for the seizure.
- The wire bulletin describes the craft as a motorboat while the detailed account says sailing boat; this report follows the detailed account.
- No court outcome for the two detained crew members was reported in the opened sources.
