Wanted for trafficking 1 ton of cannabis from Albania to Italy, Saimir Tahiri's former bodyguard is captured in France!

2025-07-01 14:20:55Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Wanted for trafficking 1 ton of cannabis from Albania to Italy, Saimir
Saimir Tahiri's former bodyguard, Paul Deda

Saimir Tahiri's former bodyguard, Paul Deda, has been arrested in France, as part of the operation codenamed " The Wanted ".

According to the police, the arrested person was declared internationally wanted by SPAK for trafficking over 1 ton of cannabis from Albania to Italy.

The arrested Paul Deda, for whom the Criminal Court has imposed the security measure of imprisonment for drug trafficking and money laundering, committed within the framework of a criminal organization.

"From the investigations carried out, it is suspected that the DP citizen, in collaboration with Albanian and Italian citizens, attempted to traffic 1016 kilograms of the narcotic Cannabis Sativa cultivated in Albania into Italy by sea. The quantity of narcotics was seized in Bari by the Italian Police, where 2 members of this criminal organization were also arrested," the police say.

Announcement: 

State Police/Cooperation with European counterparts continues, within the framework of operation "The Wanted".

A member of an international criminal organization accused by SPAK of trafficking over 1 ton of Cannabis to Bari via sea is captured in France.

As a result of the provision of information by specialized structures of the State Police, and its exchange in real time, through Interpol Tirana, with counterparts in Paris, within the framework of this phase of the "The Wanted" operation, the French police located and arrested, with the aim of extradition to Albania, the Albanian citizen, declared internationally wanted, PD, 50 years old.

The Criminal Court has assigned the 50-year-old the security measure "Arrest in prison" for drug trafficking and money laundering, committed within the framework of a criminal organization.

From the investigations carried out, it is suspected that the DP citizen, in collaboration with Albanian and Italian citizens, attempted to traffic 1016 kilograms of the narcotic Cannabis Sativa cultivated in Albania to Italy by sea. The quantity of narcotics was seized in Bari by the Italian Police, where 2 members of this criminal organization were also arrested.

Interpol Tirana continues to cooperate with counterparts in France to finalize the procedure for the extradition of the 50-year-old to Albania.


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