
A 53-year-old man has been arrested by the Police in Shijak, after being declared wanted by Italian authorities.
Festim Keci was sentenced to 9 years in prison for criminal activity in the field of narcotics and exploitation of prostitution in Turin, and is expected to be extradited to Italy.
'This citizen was declared internationally wanted, after the Court of Appeal of Turin/Italy, in 2023, sentenced him to 9 years in prison, for the criminal offenses of "Drug Trafficking", "Participation in a Criminal Organization" and "Exploitation of Prostitution", provided for by the Italian Criminal Code,' the Police statement states.
Meanwhile, the investigative materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Durrës, with the aim of extradition to Italy.
Police announcement:
Police operation codenamed "Decision" is finalized
A 53-year-old man wanted by Italian authorities is located, captured and taken into custody.
The 53-year-old was sentenced to 9 years in prison for criminal activity in the field of narcotics and exploitation of prostitution.
As part of the work to track, locate and capture wanted persons, based on information obtained operationally, specialists from the Narcotics Investigation Section, in cooperation with the Shijak Police Commissariat and the Operational Forces of the Durrës DVP, successfully finalized the police operation codenamed "Decision".
During the operation, it was possible to capture and temporarily arrest, with the aim of extradition, the citizen Festim Keci, 53 years old, resident of Shijak.
This citizen was declared internationally wanted, after the Court of Appeal of Turin/Italy, in 2023, sentenced him to 9 years in prison for the criminal offenses of "Drug Trafficking", "Participation in a Criminal Organization" and "Exploitation of Prostitution", provided for by the Italian Criminal Code.
The investigative materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Durrës, with the aim of extradition to Italy.