1. roadmap approved 10 july 2018, london summit 2. council
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1. Roadmap Approved 10 July 2018, London Summit
2. Council of Ministers approves SALW Strategy and
Action Plan, Decision 50, dated 6 February 2019
SALW Strategy is based on the Goals and KPI’s of the
Roadmap
ALBANIAN SALW STRATEGY AND
ACTION PLAN
PRIORITIES AND ONGOING WORK
GOAL 1: BY 2023, ENSURE THAT ARMS CONTROL LEGISLATION IS IN PLACE, FULLY
HARMONIZED WITH THE EU REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND OTHER RELATED
INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS, AND STANDARDIZED ACROSS THE REGION
➢ In 2018, it was approved the new “Law on State Control of International Transfers of
military goods and dual use of goods and technologies”.
GOAL 1:
Assistance is required in approximation and translation of
Acquis + categorization of firearms
GOAL 2: BY 2024, ENSURE THAT ARMS CONTROL POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN
ALBANIA ARE EVIDENCE BASED AND INTELLIGENCE LED
GOAL 2:
Assistance required:
-Certified Trainings for the FFP
-Trainings on developing criminal analysis and gun crime analysis
-Data collection methodology and analytical reports
GOAL 3: BY 2024, SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE ILLICIT FLOWS OF FIREARMS,
AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES (FAE) INTO, WITHIN AND BEYOND ALBANIA
RECENT FIREARMS CARRYING SEIZURES
➢ In some incidents, firearms were used to achieve the criminal intent of the
perpetrators as in the Rinas robbery, crimes against persons ect.
➢ 14 April 2019 –At BCP Kakavijë, a Greek citizen was arrested with 800 bullets 7.62
mm. The Greek Police also found an amount of firearms and ammunitions in his
residence.
➢ 22 April 2019 - At BCP Kakavijë, an Albanian citizen was arrested carrying a GLOC.
➢ 1 May 2019 - BCP Qafë Thanë, a Polish citizen tried to cross with a Beretta gun.
➢ 2 May 2019 – Police Commissariat Shkodër, arrested a citizen carrying a machine-gun
➢ 3 May 2019 – Police Commissariat Vlorë, arrested a citizen carrying a handgun with 7
bullets
21 MAY, STARTED OPERATION WITH FRONTEX
MAIN AIMS OF OPERATION WITH FRONTEX
GOAL 3
Assistance required:
-Enhancing border police & customs capabilities with
equipment, trainings & procedures for detection, analysis,
identification and investigation of FAE in the green and blue
border
GOAL 4: BY 2024, SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE SUPPLY, DEMAND AND MISUSE OF
FIREARMS THROUGH INCREASED AWARENESS, EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND
ADVOCACY
GOAL 4:
Assistance required:
-Develop and implement awareness campaigns focused on
specific groups
-Preparing of materials, flyers ect.
GOAL 5: BY 2024, SUBSTANTIALLY DECREASE THE ESTIMATED
NUMBER OF FIREARMS IN ILLICIT POSSESSION IN ALBANIA
➢ 450-500 firearms that are held illegally, are seized from thePolice each year
➢ Registration started November 2017, all firearms are beingregistered in the Information System of Managing the Firearms(SIMA)
➢ As of 30 April; 40.85 % of hunting riffles have been registered inSIMA
➢ During 2017, MoI delivered 17.000 firearms for destruction tothe MoD
GOAL 5:
Assistance required:
-Develop and institutionalize identification, risk profiling,
detection, information sharing
-Implement voluntarily surrender campaigns/events (based
on the amnesty to be approved)
GOAL 6: SYSTEMATICALLY DECREASE THE SURPLUS AND DESTROY SEIZED
SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION, ADHERING TO
ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
➢ MoD/Military has SOP for destroying firearms and ammunition
➢ Activities of periodically destroying firearms and ammunitions
after confiscation or revision of institutional needs
➢ There are military factories certified for the destruction of
firearms and ammunition as well as areas to destroy explosives
➢ During 2018, MoD destroyed 22.8 tons of ammunition that was
deemed surplus from MoD
GOAL 6:
Assistance required in the environmental assessment of
destruction sites & rehabilitation of hotspots
➢ 3 Police storage facilities were reconstructed in 2018 by SEESAC,
with EU funding
➢ 1 Police tunnel storage in 2019 and 2 Military storage facilities will
be reconstructed in 2019, US State Department funding
GOAL 7: SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE THE RISK OF PROLIFERATION AND
DIVERSION OF FIREARMS, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES
GOAL 7:
Assistance required:
-Upgrading of existing storage locations for law
enforcement institutions
-Enhancing capacities for inspection of legal entities
through trainings and equipment
THANK YOU