
This is the moment of the arrest of Adi Çoba, wanted by Italian authorities for drug trafficking.
According to sources, he was arrested on the street, immediately after leaving his apartment in the city of Durres.
Çoba has been under monitoring for three days by several agents of the National Bureau of Investigation.
After the arrest, he was escorted to the Durrës Local Police Directorate for further action. According to information, since the moment he was declared wanted in May 2025, he has not left the country at any time, but has been in Albania throughout this period.
Who is Adi Çoba?
Adi Çoba, a key figure in cocaine trafficking, was arrested in an operation that did not involve the State Police.
Until last year, his name was completely unknown to Albanian justice, but for the first time he appears on the scene after Operation Ura, which hit an international drug trafficking network. He remains a mysterious figure, but in the Italian justice file for this operation, Adi Çoba appears as the organizer of the cocaine trafficking network in Italy.

Until last year, the name of Adi Çoba was completely unknown to Albanian justice, but for the first time it appears on the scene after Operation Ura, which hit an international drug trafficking network. He remains a mysterious figure, but in the Italian justice file for this operation, Adi Çoba appears as the organizer of the cocaine trafficking network in Italy.
According to investigations by Italian authorities, Adi Çoba turns out to be the leader of the organization that procured and sent large quantities of heroin and cocaine to Italy from abroad. He coordinated and directed from Albania the activities of other members of the organization, Albanians and Italians.
The Italian file states that Adi Çoba, "in his capacity as the group's leader and promoter, received and sent to Italy couriers bringing large quantities of heroin and cocaine, supplied from Albania and the Netherlands through the illegal activities of other members of the group."
The investigations have also brought to light Çoba's close collaboration with Elvis Doçi, otherwise known as Visi i Pojës, in drug trafficking.