3 weapons and thousands of bullets found hidden in a vehicle at the Port of Durres! Land Rover, customs transit from Kosovo to Albania, was destined for the Republic of Congo

Customs police have found 3 weapons and thousands of cartridges hidden inside a vehicle abandoned for more than two and a half years at the Port of Durres.

The Land Rover vehicle was reportedly carrying out customs transit from Kosovo to Albania with a final destination in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The car is reported to have entered Albania through the Morina border crossing on December 20, 2022.

The container where the vehicle was located had been closed in the container yard at the port of Durres since December 2022 after the sender had not appeared to carry out customs operations and on June 4, 2025, the Durres Customs Branch Authority decided to carry out the procedure for opening and checking this container, the blues informed.

During the search of the Land Rover, 2 automatic firearms, 1 pistol firearm, 1,580 live ammunition of various calibers, and 12 magazine clips for automatic weapons and pistols were found in a designated area.

Meanwhile, a 24-year-old man from Kosovo with the initials YI has been declared wanted, as he is suspected of being the possessor of weapons and of being involved in the trafficking of weapons and ammunition from Kosovo to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The weapons found will be sent to the Institute of Scientific Police to undergo technical, ballistic and fingerprint examinations to see if they were used in any previous criminal events.

The Border Police, in cooperation with customs authorities and the Durrës DVP, found three firearms and 1,580 live ammunition hidden in a vehicle.

Their owner is wanted and work continues to capture him.

Land Rover vehicle in customs transit from Kosovo to Albania with final destination the Democratic Republic of Congo, which entered the Republic of Albania through the Morinë Border Crossing Point on 20.12.2022.

The container where the vehicle was located had been closed in the container yard at the port of Durres since December 2022 after the sender had not appeared to carry out customs operations and on 04.06.2025, the Durres Customs Branch Authority decided to carry out the procedure for opening and inspecting this container.

During the physical search of the Land Rover vehicle, the Police services found inside the vehicle in an adapted space 2 automatic firearms, 1 pistol firearm, 1580 combat cartridges of various calibers and 12 cartridge clips for automatic weapons and pistols.

The investigative and procedural actions carried out by the investigative structures of the Durrës Border Police and the Durrës Port Border Police for the legal documentation of this event have made it possible to identify and declare wanted the suspected perpetrator of weapons possession and involved in the trafficking of weapons and ammunition from Kosovo to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Specifically, Kosovar citizen Y. I, 24 years old, was declared wanted and work continues in cooperation with the Kosovo Police to locate and capture him.

The firearms will be sent to the Institute of Scientific Police to undergo technical, ballistic and fingerprint examinations to see if they have been used in any previous criminal events.

The investigative structures of the Durrës Local Police Directorate, in cooperation with the Border Police under the direction of the Durrës District Prosecutor's Office, are continuing investigative actions in cooperation with Kosovo authorities for the full legal documentation of this case with the aim of identifying other persons involved in this criminal activity.

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