The murderer of Egli Pashollar was arrested tonight in Tropoja.
Author Gazment Buçpapa was arrested after 11 days in Tropoja, his hometown, following the stabbing death of a 31-year-old man in Tirana.
The mayor was attacked in broad daylight in the capital a few days ago, as soon as he got out of his car.
The author's wife was also part of the fight.
Police notification
DVP Tirana/The operation codenamed "Distanca" is being finalized by the Tirana Police and Prosecution.
As a result of intensive pursuit and well-organized operational work, the perpetrator of the stabbing of citizen EP was located and arrested.
The perpetrator, a GB citizen, was kept under surveillance while hiding in an apartment in Tropoja.
As a result of professional operational actions, carried out in coordination with the Tirana Prosecutor's Office, to locate and detain the perpetrator of the murder of citizen EP, committed on 20.02.2026, during a conflict on "Kongresi i Lushnjes" street, specialists from the Serious Crimes Investigation Sector of the Tirana Local Police Directorate finalized the operation codenamed "Distanca".
As part of this operation, after being located and kept under surveillance in the apartment where he was hiding in his hometown, in Tropoja, citizen GB, 40 years old, was detained for the criminal offenses of "Intentional Murder" and "Unlicensed Production, Possession, Purchase or Sale of Cold Weapons".
The procedural materials were referred to the Tirana Prosecutor's Office for further action.