
Luis Çela has been sentenced to five years and four months in prison by the Special Court for drug trafficking.
He was part of a structured criminal group that cultivated cannabis for the purpose of transporting it to Greece.
SPAK announcement:
1. The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime has submitted to the Court the request with the subject: “Sending to trial criminal case no. 32 of 2022, against the defendant Luis (Argen) Çela, accused of committing criminal offenses provided for by articles 284/1, 28/4, 333/a/2 and 334/1 of the Criminal Code”.
2. The trial of this case was conducted under the rules of summary trial. At the end of the trial, the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, with a panel composed of judges Ardit Mustafaj, Erjon Bani and Bib Ndreca, with decision No. 2, dated 09.01.2025, decided:
1. The guilty plea of the defendant Luis (Argen) Çela for the criminal offense of "Cultivation of narcotics", committed in collaboration in the form of a structured criminal group, provided for by articles 284, paragraph one and 28, point 4, of the Criminal Code and based also on article 334, point 1, of the Criminal Code, his sentence of 8 (eight) years of imprisonment.
The guilty plea of the defendant Luis (Argen) Çela for the criminal offense of "Structured criminal group" provided for by Article 333/a, paragraph two, of the Penal Code and his sentence to 2 (two) years of imprisonment.
Based on Article 55 of the Criminal Code, the defendant Luis (Argen) Çela is given a single sentence of 8 (eight) years of imprisonment.
Based on Article 406, point 1, of the Criminal Procedure Code, the defendant Luis (Argen) Çela's sentence is reduced by one third and he is finally sentenced to 5 (five) years and 4 (four) months of imprisonment.
The defendant Luis (Argen) Çela's sentence will begin on the day of his arrest, 13.09.2024, and will be served in a high-security institution.
2. Procedural costs, consisting of the costs of the preliminary investigation and those of the trial, as calculated by the judicial secretariat, shall be borne by the defendant.
3. An appeal against the decision is allowed to the Special Court of Appeal for Corruption and Organized Crime, within 15 days from the notification of the decision. Tirana, on 09.