4 arrested in Fier for drug sales near schools; 2.9 kg seized
Fier police arrested four men accused of distributing drugs near schools in the Fier district, seizing 2.9 kg of suspected cannabis, scales and phones. A fifth suspect was still wanted under a court-ordered prison-arrest measure after the Clean School operation.
🇦🇱 Fier, Fier County · Albania
Arrested
4
Cannabis
2.9 kg
Agencies
Fier Police Department, Fier General Jurisdiction Prosecutor's Office +1
Fier police broke up a group that was distributing drugs near schools.[1]The
Fier Court imposed prison-arrest measures on Kevin Bare, 28, Dejvi Ferko, 25,
Marjus Zhaka, 48, and Taulant Cela, 52.[1]A fifth suspect, 38-year-old E. B.
of Fier, was still being sought under the same prison-arrest measure.[1]
Searches in the arrested men’s homes found 2.9 kg of suspected Cannabis Sativa,
2 electronic scales and 4 mobile phones, seized as evidence.[1]
A several-month investigation using special investigative methods, by narcotics
investigators of the Fier police under the Fier prosecution, documented the
group’s activity near educational institutions in the Fier district.[1]The
Narcotics Investigation Sector, with the Eagle Special Force and the Operational
Investigation Support Section, completed the police operation codenamed Clean
School.[1]The procedural materials were referred to the prosecution for
further investigation.[1]
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