Anti-drug operation between Albania and Italy/ 41-year-old Albanian arrested for coordinating trafficking

2025-09-24 14:32:00, Kronika CNA

Anti-drug operation between Albania and Italy/ 41-year-old Albanian arrested for

Tirana Police, in cooperation with the Antimafia District Directorate of the Carabinieri Company in Borgo San Lorenzo, Florence, and the Security Office at the Italian Embassy in Albania, have finalized the "Fingerprint" operation.

As part of this operation, a 41-year-old man was arrested in Fier, accused of drug trafficking within the framework of a structured criminal group.

The 41-year-old was sentenced to "Arrest with imprisonment" by the Court of Florence, which provides for a sentence of up to 25 years in prison.

His arrest was made with the aim of extradition to Italy.

Police notification

State Police/A phase of the international operation codenamed "Fingerprint" is being finalized in Albania.

Operation "Fingerprint", the result of several months of cooperation between the State Police, the Antimafia District Directorate of the Compagnia Carabinieri in Borgo San Lorenzo, Florence, and the Security Office at the Italian Embassy in Albania.

The operation extended to both countries, to capture and bring to justice in Italy, members of a criminal organization for drug trafficking, in Albania, Italy and Switzerland, during the period 2020-2021.

The 41-year-old who coordinated the organization's criminal activity was captured in Fier.

As part of Operation "Fingerprint", the Court of Florence issued 12 arrest warrants, 10 of which were executed (9 in Italy and 1 in Albania), while 2 citizens were declared wanted.

During this phase of the "Fingerprint" operation, the services of the Narcotics Investigation Directorate of the Criminal Police Department, in cooperation with the services of the Fier Local Police Directorate, located in Fier, captured and arrested with the aim of extradition to Italy, the Albanian citizen, declared internationally wanted, EH alias EH, 41 years old, born in the village of Portëz, Fier.

The Court of Florence, with the decision of 2025, has assigned the security measure "Arrest in prison", for drug trafficking, carried out within the framework of a criminal organization, an activity which is punishable by the Italian Criminal Code, with a maximum of 24 years in prison.

Citizen EH alias EH is accused of having coordinated the criminal activity of an organization implicated in the trafficking of the narcotics Cocaine and Cannabis Sativa, in Albania, Italy and Switzerland, during the period 2020-2021.

Interpol Tirana and Interpol Rome are cooperating to finalize the extradition procedure of the 41-year-old to Italy./ CNA