Tirana Police Station No. 3: two General Patrol inspectors arrested in flagrante for passive corruption
Status: Under investigation (Tirana Prosecutor's Office)
Summary
On 16 July 2026 the Police Oversight Agency (AMP) arrested two General Patrol inspectors of Police Station No. 3 in Tirana, aged 25 and 23 according to BalkanWeb. The arrests followed the publication on social media of footage showing one of them taking money from a driver. The charges are passive corruption and abuse of office, allegedly committed together. Investigative actions continue under the Tirana Prosecutor's Office, and the case files have been sent to prosecutors. The sources reviewed give no bribe amount and do not say whether others are involved.
Key facts
- Two officers arrested by AMP on 16 July 2026
- Charges: passive corruption and abuse of office
- Ages given as 25 and 23
- Bribe amount not stated
The record
Four lists kept apart on purpose: what is established, what is only alleged, what is still open, and what those concerned said.
What is proven (1)
Established by documents or official records, as stated in the research. A recorded charge or indictment proves only that the accusation was made.
- AMP arrested two officers in July 2026 (AMP action as reported by BalkanWeb)
What is alleged (1)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationPassive corruption and abuse of office by the two officers
Allegations and who made them (1)
Each line is an allegation as recorded, with the person or body that made it where the record names them.
- AllegationThat the two officers accepted a bribe from a driver, as shown in the footage
Open questions (3)
- Bribe amount
- Whether a wider network existed
- Outcome of prosecution
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- None found in searches
Timeline
Full timeline →Police
AMP arrests two officers of Tirana Police Station No. 3 in flagrante
Passive corruption and abuse of office; footage published on social media.
Connections
Interior Minister; AMP (under the ministry's oversight area) made the arrests
Evidence: AMP made the July 2026 arrests. The minister's role here is oversight of the ministry; no finding against him in this case.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 2 sources.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 2 sources
- Publisher
- BalkanWeb
- Date
- 16 Jul 2026
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja.com
- Date
- Jul 2026