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During 2018 the Mother Teresa Airport of Tirana is visited of about 2 million and 960 thousand passengers, while during December is found a large number of people who tried to travel with forged documents.
During the last month's controls, the agents of the Border Police of Airport arrested 30 persons in flagrancy. During the verifications for citizens leaving the territory of Albania, they found fake Italian, Greek, Romanian and Bulgarian documents, with these documents these persons intended to pass to the "Schengen" area.According to sources, during the interview, most people stated that their final destination was UK. These people picked up this holiday season, where in all airports of the "Schengen" area the flow is increased. They probably hoped would avoid the controls.
According to specialists the counterfeit documents - already sequestred - result in a high quality, almost identical to the originals. According to police sources, such a document in Albania can be secured for an amount ranging from 300 to 500 euros.