Prishtinë, 8 December 2023

Kosovo Police, specifically police officers from the Directorate for the Investigation of Narcotics Trafficking (DHTN), after an intensive operational work and in cooperation and coordination with the police authorities of the Republic of Albania, today on 08.12.2023, in a village in Ferizaj, arrested a suspect.

Today, at about 17:55, Police investigators from DHTN, managed to locate the suspect, who was wanted internationally. The suspect G.Ç., (male citizen of Albania), at the time of his arrest, was in the company of two female citizens of Albania and a male from Kosovo. It is suspected that the citizen of Kosovo sheltered the suspect from Albania for a while in his house in a village of Vitia. The arrest was conducted in the village of Dardani in Ferizaj and the anti-drug investigators were supported by other KP units during the operation to arrest the suspect.

The judicial authorities were informed of the arrest and by the order of the prosecutor of the Department of Serious Crimes-Ferizaj, the house of the suspect A.I., in a village of Vitia, was searched. During the house search, an AK-47 with 15 rounds was found and confiscated.

Also, in connection with the case, the FAST-ILECU Unit has been informed, which in coordination with the justice bodies, will deal with procedures regarding the cases where we are dealing with arrests of persons who are wanted internationally.

Kosovo Police will continue its activities towards ensuring a safer environment for citizens, arresting suspected persons and bringing them before the justice bodies, as well as continuing and deepening cooperation with the police organisations of friendly countries, with special emphasis with the State Police.