
The Special Court of First Instance has issued a verdict in the case against Florian Habilaj, Armando Sulaj, Sabaudin Çelaj and Tigrens Mëzuraj, accused of drug trafficking and participation in a structured criminal group. The trial was conducted in a summary trial, while the verdict was announced by the panel of judges Esmeralda Xhili, Arbana Selmanaj and Migena Laska.
According to decision no. 79, dated 5 December 2025, the GjKKO has found Florian Habilaj guilty of several episodes of drug trafficking, including a case that remained in an attempt, as well as for the creation of a structured criminal group. After the sentences were combined into a single sentence of 15 years in prison and a reduction of one third was applied due to the summary trial, he will serve 10 years of imprisonment in a high-security prison.
Armando Sulaj was initially sentenced to 9 years in prison for drug trafficking and 2 years for participating in a structured criminal group. The court combined the sentences into a total of 9 years, which after being reduced by a third ended up being 6 years in prison. He will also serve his sentence in a high-security institution.
Sabaudin Çelaj was found guilty of drug trafficking within the framework of a structured criminal group and sentenced to 15 years in prison, as well as an additional 3 years for a structured criminal group. After the sentences were combined and the benefit of a 1/3 reduction from the shortened procedure, he will also serve 10 years in prison.
Meanwhile, Tigrens Mëzuraj was sentenced to 8 years in prison for drug trafficking and 2 years for organized criminal group. The sentences were combined into a total of 9 years, which, after being reduced to a shortened procedure, ended in 6 years of imprisonment to be served in a high-security prison.
The CCCO decided that all procedural and judicial costs shall be borne by the defendants jointly and severally. The parties have the right to appeal to the Special Court of Appeal within 15 days from the notification of the decision.