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Police operation finalized/ Albanian wanted by Italian justice arrested

2025-02-17 16:08:00, Kronika CNA

Police operation finalized/ Albanian wanted by Italian justice arrested

The police have finalized a police operation in the capital, which ended with the arrest of a citizen.

As part of the operation codenamed "Operation 28", the internationally wanted citizen was arrested over the last 24 hours by the Directorate of the Special Operational Force.

It is reported that the internationally wanted citizen Ilir Zotaj alias Zio Bushi, 44 years old, resident of Tirana, was located in Tirana and provisionally arrested. 

 This citizen is suspected of being part of a criminal organization and was sentenced to 5 years in prison for the criminal offenses of "Criminal Organization" and "Drug Trafficking" by the Court of Appeal of Perugia in Italy.

Interpol Tirana is cooperating with Interpol Rome to finalize the extradition procedure of this citizen to Italy.

"Following the successive operations to locate, capture and arrest internationally wanted citizens, the services of the Special Operations Force Directorate have organized and finalized another operation during the last 24 hours.  

As part of the operation "Operacionalja 28", the internationally wanted citizen Ilir Zotaj alias Zio Bushi, 44 years old, resident of Tirana, was located in Tirana and provisionally arrested.   

The Court of Appeal of Perugia, Italy, has sentenced this citizen to 5 years, 6 months and 17 days in prison, for the criminal offenses of "Criminal Organization" and "Drug Trafficking", provided for by the Italian Criminal Code.  

This citizen is suspected of being part of a criminal organization consisting of Albanian citizens, which organized and financed the trafficking of narcotics, mainly from Belgium to Italy.

 During the period December 2008 - March 2010, approximately 10.4 kg of cocaine trafficked by this organization were seized in several cities in Italy, Belgium and Albania.   

"Interpol Tirana is cooperating with Interpol Rome to finalize the extradition procedure of this citizen to Italy," the Police statement said. /CNA





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