A 48-year-old man was arrested today (September 21) by the Vlora Police, after being accused of threatening his wife's life and then firing a gun into the air.
The arrested person is Bujar Ismailaj, and the incident took place in the village of Akërni. The police announced that "they have prevented a possible criminal event in the family". The police also shared footage of the arrest, as they laid the suspect on the ground and handcuffed him.
Official sources informed that the suspect after the crime tried to escape with a car, as he also had a quantity of narcotics with him, which was seized as material evidence.
The suspect also endangered the lives of the villagers while shooting with the Kalashnikov automatic weapon, which he was carrying without a permit.
Ismailaj was arrested by the "Eagle" force. The automatic weapon and a quantity of ammunition with cartridges were also seized as evidence.
"After receiving the notification in the morning hours (Saturday, September 21) that a citizen was threatening the life of his wife by shooting a firearm in the air, in the village of Akërni, the services of the Vlorë Police Station and those of the Special Force "Eagle" immediately organized the work to prevent a possible criminal event and arrest the author", announced the local police.
The operation was coded "Strike 22", while the file with the materials was passed to the Vlora Prosecutor's Office for further action, with the accusations of threats, domestic violence, possession of weapons without a permit and the production and sale of narcotics.