Italy

An Albanian young man was killed on Wednesday evening in Bari, Italy. Viktorjan Picaku, 24, was killed through a mafia assassination in Corato province. Italian media say the 24-year-old was shot dead by two people. So far, the two perpetrators have not been identified; while Italian police are investigating the conflicts that youngster might have...

Two Albanians were arrested on Monday in Italy for drug trafficking. They were caught during the operation coded “Bogoda’” by the Italian authorities, where four people were arrested in the area between Lecce and Brindisi, two of whom were Albanian. The Albanians arrested are M.M, 29, and E.L, 38. The organization is divided into several...

A huge amount of cocaine was seized by the police in Durrës Harbor, early this morning. The record quantity of cocaine, 613 kg, has a value of 180 million Euros, State Police declared. Preliminary details made public by the police, indicate that drug container arrived on 19 February in Durrës Harbor, from the Italian Harbor...

11 persons involved in drugs smuggling, have been arrested as a result of an international operation between Italian, Albanian and Spanish police. The criminal group includes Albanian residents in Rome and Italian citizens. Cocaine was smuggled from Spain and the Netherlands to Italy. After it was distributed in the main neighborhoods of Rome and other...

After several years of investigation, the State Police in collaboration with Italian counterparts managed to destroy a group of marijuana traffickers from Albania to Italy. In the framework of the “Overseas” operation, Author Deda (alias Lesaj), 38, and Dodë Prela, 53, got arrested, as 41-year-old R.M. and 47-year-old G.K. Police said that according to the...

Nezar Seiti, accused of involvement in drug trafficking with the “Habilaj” clan , has been extradited to Italy.  According to ABC News, the extradition news of 41-year-old was confirmed by his lawyer, while the decision was taken on December 23 by the Tirana court. Seiti is regarded as one of the most important people of...

Investments from EU funds will not only focus on schools and kindergartens, but also on infrastructure. It was this statement by Mayor Erion Veliaj, after participating in the closing activity of the IPA Cross-border IPA Cross-Border Cooperation Program for the period 2007-2013 developed in the town of Aquila. For the mayor, such activities also serve...

An Italian was detained at the Durrës Harbor when crossing the border to Italy. According to the police authorities, G.I had with him a device, which allegedly served to carry out wiretapping. But the detainee himself has said it is a water quality measuring apparatus. However, he was detained while the device was sent to...

A meeting was held in Tirana between the Albanian, Italian and Kosovo State Police Terrorization Structure Managers. The meeting took place in the framework of assessing the current terrorist threats in our countries, the region and beyond, with a view to coordinating the measures and strengthening cooperation to prevent and timely hit any terrorist activity....