Following the disappearance of a 48-year-old woman in Tropoja , who has been away from her apartment since July 22, it is suspected that a serious criminal incident is being hidden.
The 48-year-old woman with the initials N. Sh. is reported to have left her apartment after systematic violence by her husband, Imer Shpata .
It was the woman's relatives who filed a police report regarding her disappearance, while investigators suspect that we may be facing a serious criminal incident.
Police announcement:
"Crime Investigation Specialists at the Tropoja Police Station, after receiving information from relatives of citizen N. Sh. that she had left her husband's apartment and had lost contact with him, immediately organized the work to locate and find her. The investigations resulted in the 48-year-old woman being suspected of having left as a result of systematic violence by her husband," the police informed.
The Blues have arrested 58-year-old Imer Shpata, and at the moment of his arrest, two automatic firearms were found in his apartment in the village of Bujan, which were seized.
The weapons will be sent to the Institute of Scientific Police for further examination, to determine whether or not they were used in criminal events.
Meanwhile, under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office, investigations continue to fully document the event.
Also, specialized police services have been engaged to search for the 48-year-old, with the suspicion that we may be facing a serious criminal incident, the police informed.
Police announcement:
In-depth investigations identified and uncovered a case of systematic violence by a husband against his wife, suspected of having serious consequences.
A 58-year-old man who systematically abused his wife has been arrested.
The wife left the apartment on 22.07.2025 and is still being sought.
Two automatic firearms were found and seized in the detainee's apartment.
Police services continue intensive searches to find citizen N. Sh., 48 years old, who left her apartment on 22.07.2025. It is suspected that a serious criminal incident may be hidden behind this departure.
At the time of the arrest, the Police found in the apartment of 58-year-old I. Sh., a resident of the village of Bujan, two automatic firearms, which were seized. The weapons will be sent to the Institute of Scientific Police for further examination, to determine whether or not they were used in criminal events.
The Crime Investigation Specialists at the Tropoja Police Station, after receiving information from relatives of citizen N. Sh. that she had left her husband's apartment and had lost contact with him, immediately organized the work to locate and find her.
Investigations revealed that the 48-year-old woman is suspected of having left as a result of systematic violence by her husband. Under these circumstances, citizen I. Sh., 58, was escorted and then detained.
Under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office, investigations continue to fully document the incident. Specialized police services have also been engaged to search for the 48-year-old, with the suspicion that we may be facing a serious criminal incident.
The procedural materials were passed to the Prosecutor's Office for further action.