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648 illegal immigrants have been caught since the beginning of April until today in Gjirokastra.
The State Police reports that the number of refugees coming mainly from Eastern countries and using Albania as a transit country to then go to EU countries has doubled, compared to the same period a year ago.
In the same period of 2021, 311 migrants were caught, almost half of those caught this year.
During the same period, the services of the Local Police Directorate of Gjirokastra, in cooperation with the Border Police and the joint operation with FRONTEX, hit 19 cases of the criminal offense “Assistance in illegal border crossing”, with
26 people who helped these illegal immigrants have been arrested, 7 have been declared wanted and four others are wanted.
“As part of the joint operation with FRONTEX, in Kakavija and Kapshtica, a 100% preventive and strike force has been increased against the smuggling of illegal immigrants entering Albania through the green border with the Greek state.
Also, persons or groups of persons who attempt to smuggle illegal immigrants through the green border with Montenegro and Kosovo, for profit, are brought to justice.“, Announces the police.
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