Drug packages being smuggled from Greece seized in Kakavia in a truck

 Drug packages seized in Kakavia
Credit: Albanian State Police

 A significant amount of medical drugs have been sized this morning in the Albanian/Greek border in the Kakavia village, as according to the police, the drug packages were not accompanied by the relevant documentation.

The blue uniforms indicate that the drugs were being smuggled into Albania through a truck driven by the citizen K. D., against whom the investigation has been launched.

The drug smuggling business has been successful in Albania, especially by EU countries. This is because according to many citizens' complaints, the quality of medicines that are legally imported to Albania by some monopoly businesses of statesmen, is extremely bad and even many medicines do more harm than good.

"Imagine when a drug is imported from Senegal or Costa Rica to Albania, what quality may have, in the meantime this drug is produced by most European countries and even by some Balkan countries. Only the route it takes from those countries costs much more than the real cost of medicine. Imagine what we take for our health ... "says Andon Ledhi to Oculus News.

Police notification:

Kakavia

Border police prevent and crack down on a case of attempted smuggling of medical drugs.

A considerable amount of drugs unaccompanied by the relevant documentation is seized.

The possessor of drugs is prosecuted.

Following the work on cracking down on illegality and cross-border crimes, as a result of increased controls on trucks at the exit and entrance to the Kakavia Border Crossing Point, a case of attempted smuggling of medical drugs was prevented and hit.

Kakavia Border Police employees, in cooperation with the specialists of the Economic and Financial Crime Investigation Section in DVP Gjirokastra, last night, during the control exercised at the entrance, in the truck type vehicle, driven by the citizen KD, found hidden in the cabin of the vehicle a considerable amount of medical drugs (medicines), which this citizen has tried to smuggle into the Republic of Albania.

After the investigative actions, the specialists of the Economic and Financial Crime Investigation Section in DVP Gjirokastra referred the materials to the Prosecution at the Court of First Instance Gjirokastra, for the citizen KD, 42 years old, resident in Dropull, for the criminal offense “Smuggling of licensed goods".