23-year-old Blerti Kanushi, arrested for the murder of 72-year-old Faik Ajdini in Memaliaj, turns out to be a person with a previous criminal record.
Since February of this year, the 23-year-old was looking for security measures from the court.
On February 6 of this year, the 23-year-old was wanted by the Tirana Police as a member of a group that was caught with 1.5 kg of cocaine in the "Astir" area.
On February 6, the Anti-Drug Sector of the Tirana Police arrested two people and declared their accomplice, 23-year-old Blerti Kanushi, who had the role of mediator in the narcotics distribution group, wanted.
The serious event was recorded on August 19, 2024 in the village of Zhapokik of Memaliaj in Gjirokastër.
When the elderly man did not go home, the family started searching, finding him dead 24 hours later in a stream.
From the preliminary examination of the corpse, it was understood that we were dealing with a murder caused by a cutting tool.
While the police of Gjirokastër solved the crime and arrested the perpetrators.
The Director of Gjirokastra Police, Ardian Çipa, in a statement to the media regarding the serious incident, stated that from the investigative dynamics it was concluded that due to conflicts for weak motives between the victim, citizen Faik Ajdini, and the spouses Skënder and Darovi Ajdini, the latter incited the citizen Blerti Kanushi, 23 years old, created the conditions and provided the means to commit the murder.
"This citizen, in cooperation with citizen Skënder Ajdini, on August 19, 2024, around 07:00 in the morning, committed the knife murder of citizen Faik Ajdini and then Blerti Kanushi left the scene. After committing the crime, Skëndër Ajdini and citizen Darovi Ajdini took active actions to prevent the discovery of the truth, making efforts to destroy the evidence of the crime. The citizen Bledar Ajdini, fully aware of the crime, has supported the perpetrator of the crime, not informing the law enforcement institutions about his location", said Çipa.