Driving around armed, 27-year-old arrested in Kurbin! Rams police vehicle while trying to flee

A 27-year-old was arrested this Saturday in Kurbin after driving around armed in a vehicle. The 27-year-old then failed to obey the police order to stop, ramming the officers’ vehicle, endangering the lives of police officers, and throwing away the weapon he was carrying.

According to police reports, the incident was recorded in the “Zef Hoti” neighbourhood of Mamurras, where E. Xh., 27, was caught, and his firearm, combat ammunition, vehicle and a set of licence plates were seized.

The full police statement:

He was driving around in a vehicle armed with a firearm, failed to obey the police officers’ order to stop and tried to flee, ramming the police services’ vehicle and endangering the lives of the police officers. The 27-year-old is neutralised and placed in handcuffs.

The pistol firearm, combat ammunition, the vehicle and a set of licence plates are seized.

The Sector for Serious Crimes, in cooperation with the Operational Support Section at the Lezhë Police Directorate and the Kurbin Police Commissariat, based on information obtained about a citizen driving around armed, organised and finalised the police operation codenamed “Target”, in the framework of which the following citizen was arrested:

– E. Xh., 27 years old, resident of Mamurras, Kurbin.

This citizen was located in the town of Mamurras, driving a vehicle. As soon as he saw the police services, he continued moving at speed, ramming the police services’ vehicle and endangering the lives of the police officers, and threw away the firearm he was carrying.

After a chase lasting several minutes, in the “Zef Hoti” neighbourhood of Mamurras, the 27-year-old was caught and placed in handcuffs.

The procedural materials were passed to the Prosecution at the Lezhë Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction, for further action.