Admir Tutaj, suspected of being a member of a criminal group, who in April of this year tried to traffic through the port of Durrës, in Great Britain, has been arrested in Colombia, the state police informed today.
On April 10, 2023, the Police found and seized in the port of Durrës, an arsenal of weapons hidden in a van (7 pistols, a large amount of combat ammunition and weapon accessories), which was suspected to be trafficked to Britain Madhe, from the criminal group to which the AT citizen belonged
As a result of the information provided by the specialized structures of the State Police, on the location of an Albanian citizen, declared internationally wanted, as well as the exchange of this information, in real time, with the partners of Interpol Bogota, Colombia, it was possible capture and arrest in Colombia, for the purpose of extradition to Albania, of the AT citizen, 25 years old, born in Tropoja.
The Special Court of the First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, on 30.07.2024, assigned to this citizen the security measure "Arrest in prison", for the criminal offense "Trafficking of arms and ammunition", committed within of the structured criminal group.
Interpol Tirana continues to cooperate with Interpol Bogota, in order to finalize the procedures for the extradition of this citizen to Albania.