The Tirana Court has ordered pre-trial detention this Wednesday for 50-year-old Robert Duka, also known as Albert Duka, who is charged with the armed robbery of two second-tier banks in Tirana.
The suspect is accused of taking around 120,000 euros in total from the two criminal incidents, which took place five months apart, following the same pattern.
Robert Duka is suspected of carrying out the two robberies on 2 June and 2 November 2026, using a similar scheme. In both cases, he entered the bank premises masked, took the money at gunpoint and left on an electric scooter. He is then suspected of having switched to a rented vehicle to continue his getaway.
He was identified after analysis of telephone wiretaps, video footage and the vehicle used. Investigators are also checking whether he had accomplices, as another person is suspected of having helped him leave after the first robbery.
He is also suspected of having committed 26 other armed robberies in Greece.