
In many cases, the Albanian police have announced the arrest of members of criminal groups in the United Arab Emirates, but although their extradition is expected, none has arrived in Albania in handcuffs.
Even the arrest of Dritan Shkëmb a few days ago as part of the organizers who assassinated former prosecutor Ndoj is expected to end like all other arrests of this type.
Being kept in a cell for a few days and then released, but this is not the only arrest of Albanian crime exponents in Dubai where they seem to have found the missing paradise of freedom. In 2020, the former member of the Durrës gang, Plarent Dervishaj, was arrested in Dubai on behalf of the Albanian state.
Although the operation in Albania was coded "Nothing is forgotten", Dervishaj's arrest was forgotten within three days. In the absence of an extradition agreement between the two countries, Dervishaj, even though he is wanted for the murder of Vajdin Lame and Klodian Saliu, was released.
The year 2020 followed with the arrest of Eldi Dizdari, considered one of the most influential people in international drug trafficking. Arrested during the Los Blancos operation and wanted internationally and from Italy again, Dizdari managed to leave the prison cells.
A year later, Mikael Qosja, also known as Kamani, suspected of being involved in the triple execution of Enea Alibej, Albert Dylgjeri and the Turk, Erdal Duranay in 2018 in Elbasan, was arrested in Dubai.
It wasn't long before he was released as the authorities there seized his passport, preventing him from leaving the UAE. In addition to the arrests in Dubai, it is suspected that other names of notorious Albanian gangs are also being sheltered, who apparently have been carrying out their criminal activity even when they are arrested.