The Tirana Police have arrested a 51-year-old man accused of selling fireworks to protesters who used them during the recent student protests.
Police found 1,853 fireworks in a warehouse he managed at “Tregu Çam”. On Monday, the Tirana Police also seized 47 packs of fireworks from an apartment on “Zela” Street, which were being sold for unlawful purposes.
“As part of the third phase of the coded operation “Fireworks”, which aims to identify and stop individuals who supply participants in recent gatherings with prohibited items intended for violent acts against police officers, as well as public and private property, specialists from the Section for the Investigation of Economic and Financial Crimes arrested in flagrante citizen D. K., 51 years old. During a search of the warehouse that this citizen managed on “Çamëria” Street, 1,853 fireworks were found. The 51-year-old had no license to sell these goods and no accompanying documents for their purchase. According to information obtained, the arrested individual is suspected of having sold pyrotechnic materials to masked individuals who committed violent acts during the gathering of 24.10.2026“, police said.
