He set fire to the land to clear it of waste, 70-year-old arrested! The moment he is caught in the act

A 70-year-old has been arrested in the act in Përmet, as he is suspected of having set fire to a plot of land in the village of Leus, in order to clear it.

As a result of the spread of the flames, a considerable forest area has been burned.

“As a result of the investigative and operational actions, carried out in implementation of the tasks left by the Director General of the State Police, for the prevention of arson cases, as well as for the identification and bringing to criminal responsibility of their authors, the services of the Përmet Police Commissariat arrested the citizen V. Xh., 70, resident in the village of Leus.

As a result of the immediate intervention of the Police, the citizen V. Xh. was caught in the act, near the fire hearth that he is suspected of having lit in order to clear, on the surface of the land that he had in use at the place called “Arra e Gjatë”. As a result of the spread of the flames, a considerable forest area was burned.

The procedural materials were referred to the Prosecution, for further actions,” the police announce.