Police arrested two men after a taxi was stopped in Tirana when a passenger was found carrying an unlicensed pistol with ammunition. The operation, code-named “Taksimetri”, was launched after information collected during police work suggested a man was travelling with a firearm from Kruja to Tirana. Officers from Police Commissariat No. 2 stopped the taxi on “Sami Frashëri” street. During a physical check, police found a pistol with ammunition on the 30-year-old man, who allegedly possessed the weapon without a permit. The 25-year-old passenger was also arrested, despite not having reported the crime. Both men allegedly attacked police officers during the procedural actions and then damaged the premises of the holding room. Procedural materials were referred to the prosecutor’s office for further actions. Source: Euronews Albania