The operation where "Akili" was handcuffed, 7 arrested in Lalëz, 3 of them highly dangerous

Durrës Police have conducted an operation in Lalzi Bay, where they have arrested 7 people, including Xhevdet Plaku, who was wanted after escaping from a prison in Italy in January.

According to the police, besides Plaku, there are two other people who pose a high risk: Flobens Mecia and Voltan Xhani.

During the operation, 4 firearms, pistols, were seized which these citizens were carrying with them, with cartridges in the magazine ready to be fired. Plaku, Mecia and Xhani and the 4 other arrested persons were caught in the premises of a restaurant in Lalzi Bay and were suspected of having firearms with them.

"As part of the operation, under high security measures, police services intervened unexpectedly in the restaurant premises where these citizens were.

Preliminary checks revealed that 7 citizens were sitting at a table, including 3 wanted individuals with high social risk, specifically:

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 committing 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 a cartridge 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", "Committing 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 a cartridge in the chamber ready to fire, 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 a cartridge in the chamber ready to fire;

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;

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 of "Failure to report a crime" and "Supporting the perpetrator of a crime";

AH, 45 years old, resident of Mamurras, suspected of the criminal offenses of "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 ," the police stated.