VIDEO/ He was moving around with a cane before his arrest, the drone ''Bayraktar'' calls out the bluff of the much-wanted Ylli Zalla (and the Police)

2026-08-26 11:38:30Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

VIDEO/ He was moving around with a cane before his arrest, the drone

The arrest of the much-wanted Ylli Zalla in a wooded area in Nikël, after during his testimony at the Special Court, the 49-year-old claimed that he surrendered himself.

But it seems that recently published footage refutes this claim by Zalla. The latter, from footage filmed by the high-tech drone "Bayraktar", is seen armed in a wooded area in Nikël.

The 49-year-old was seen carrying a Kalashnikov rifle while patrolling the area. Police kept him under surveillance and managed to handcuff him moments later, on August 17.

During his speech at the security measure hearing at the GJKKO, Zalla disputed the version that he tried to escape from RENEA, saying that he was the one who confronted the officers and surrendered.

" I surrendered, I was waiting for them to come. I was nearby. The State Police, the Tirana and Kruja police have put me at odds with the entire area and they want to kill me ," he said.

Zalla had been wanted since November of last year. RENEA forces were deployed to arrest him, while the operation also attracted attention due to the fact that he had been able to escape several police checks.

The day before his arrest, a significant amount of TNT was placed in his home in the village of Zalla in Fushë Krujë.

Even after his escape, Zalla has publicly denied any connection to Rinas' assassination. In an interview with journalist Spartak Koka, he said that on the day of the assassination he was in his apartment in Fushë-Krujë and then went to Patok for a few hours.

According to Zalla, he only learned about the incident after he returned and heard the news. He insisted that his movements could be monitored through security cameras and that police searches of his apartments and premises had not yielded evidence linking him to the murder.

Meanwhile, he has made another claim, saying that he had learned that a large sum of money had been offered for his elimination. According to him, the goal was to close the assassination file without revealing the real perpetrators.


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