Two people prosecuted in Korce for selling smuggled jewellery

Two people were prosecuted by police on Wednesday after selling smuggled silver jewellery in the city of Korce.

According to police reports, E. M., 45, and S. P., 65, were prosecuted after they were caught on the “Shen Gjergji” promenade selling silver jewellery without issuing tax invoices.

Police statement:

Specialists for the Investigation of Economic and Financial Crime, as a result of an investigation carried out with proactive methods, organised and finalised the operation codenamed “Silver”, in the framework of which citizens E. M., 45, and S. P., 65, both residents of Tirana, were criminally prosecuted.

These citizens were caught by Police services on the “Shen Gjergji” promenade, in the city of Korce, selling silver jewellery without issuing tax invoices.

Silver jewellery weighing 27 kg, with no accompanying documentation, was seized as material evidence.

The procedural materials were passed to the Prosecution at the Korce Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction for further action, for the criminal offences of “Smuggling of other goods”, “Trading and transporting smuggled goods”, “Concealment of income” and “Failure to issue a tax coupon, receipt or tax invoice”.