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The number of people arrested in the explosives trafficking operation is incorrectly presented.

HIBRID

The information medium "EuroNews.al" with content in the Albanian language has published an article titled "We Seized 203 Explosive Molds", Police Details from the Operation: 7 Arrested".

The same article also states that in one of the Police operations in Tirana, 7 people were arrested for trafficking explosives.

However, after research and verification of the facts conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that 3 people were arrested in this operation, not 7 as claimed by the media outlet in question.


Link to the article published by the medium "EuroNews.al":

https://archive.is/wthLN


The article in this medium states, "The Director of the Local Police Directorate in Tirana, Tonin Vocaj, appeared at a press conference this Monday to talk about the two operations conducted in recent hours. In one of which 7 people were arrested, due to trafficking in explosives."

During the search, hibrid.info found the announcement on the official website of the Police in Albania (here) and on the official website of the Local Police Directorate in Tirana (see here).


A statement issued today by the Police indicates that yesterday (February 4) two operations were conducted during the day within the framework of the nationwide operational plan codenamed "Rule of Law". Meanwhile, in the operation carried out for the trafficking of explosives called "The Same", the statement indicates that 3 people were arrested.

The same event has also been reported by the media in Kosovo, where it is stated that in the operation carried out yesterday by the Tirana Police, 3 people were arrested. (see here and here)


Analyze:

An Albanian-language portal claims that 7 people have been arrested in an operation carried out by the Police in Tirana.

Hibrid.info has found official statements from the State Police (Albania), and has confirmed that this claim is false, as the announcement from this institution indicates that 3 people have been arrested.

Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info evaluates this article as "Error".

Reasoning:

The "Error" rating is given to informational content in which, during the compilation or publication process, errors occur by publishing incorrect information (especially when dealing with information in figures) or by broadcasting poorly verified news, without the clear intention of misinforming the public.

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