"Police, boat, no movement"/ Footage of the arrest of Xhevdet Plaku and 6 other people emerges

2025-05-23 11:05:00, Kronika CNA

"Police, boat, no movement"/ Footage of the arrest of Xhevdet Plaku

The police have published footage from Operation Enigma in Durrës where Xhevdet Plaku and 6 other people were arrested.

As can be seen from the footage, the police immediately entered the restaurant premises where Xhevdet Plaku and 6 other people were staying.

"Police, barkas, no movement," were the words spoken immediately upon the entry of the operational forces into the restaurant.

The police have finalized the "Enigma" operation , which has arrested 7 citizens, including 3 high-risk individuals previously declared internationally wanted for criminal offenses in the field of crimes against the person and in the field of narcotics.

Xhevdet Plaku alias Kiss, 45 years old, resident of Durrës, declared internationally wanted by the Interpol Rome OQK, after the Court of Brescia, Italy, issued an arrest warrant for the criminal offense of “Drug Trafficking”. This citizen escaped from the Ancona prison in January 2025 and for this reason the Italian judicial authorities have issued an arrest warrant for him. During the search, a pistol firearm with cartridges in the chamber ready to be fired was found on this citizen.

Flobens Mecia alias Gega alias Drini, 43 years old, resident of Shkodër, declared wanted by SPAK, after the First Instance Court for Corruption and Organized Crime, in July 2024, assigned the security measure "Arrest in prison", for the criminal offenses "Criminal organization", "Commitment of criminal offenses by a structured criminal group" and "Providing conditions and means to commit murder". During the search, two forged identification documents and 1 firearm, a pistol with cartridges in the chamber ready to be fired, were found on this citizen.

Voltan Xhani, 39 years old, born in Përmet, resident in the Netherlands, after in September 2024, the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Shkodra assigned him the security measure "Arrest in prison", for the criminal offenses "Trafficking in motor vehicles" committed in collaboration and "Providing conditions and means to commit murder", in function of the investigations for the clarification and legal documentation of the murder with a firearm of citizen E. Rr., which occurred in Shkodra. During the physical search and in his bag, the Police found 1 firearm, a pistol with cartridges in the chamber ready to be fired.

Jugert Xhani, 35 years old, born in Përmet, for the criminal offenses of “Unlicensed production and possession of combat weapons and ammunition”, “Failure to report a crime” and “Supporting the perpetrator of a crime”. During the search, 1 firearm, a pistol and combat ammunition were found on him.

Also arrested were citizen OH, 38 years old, resident of Mamurras, suspected of committing the criminal offenses of "Failure to report a crime" and "Supporting the perpetrator of a crime";

FQ, 36 years old, resident of Tirana, for the criminal offenses “Failure to report a crime” and “Supporting the perpetrator of a crime”; AH, 45 years old, resident of Mamurras, suspected of the criminal offenses “Failure to report a crime” and “Supporting the perpetrator of a crime.”

During the operation, sums of money, euros and other items were seized as material evidence./ CNA