Murder of Mondi Mëhalla in Elbasan, Police: Two arrested, two perpetrators wanted (NAMES)

2025-12-02 11:12:36Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Murder of Mondi Mëhalla in Elbasan, Police: Two arrested, two perpetrators

Elbasan police have announced a search for the two perpetrators of the murder of businessman Mondi Mëhalla.

32-year-old Xhino Ago, suspected of being an accomplice, was arrested after giving the vehicle to one of the perpetrators. The fire station guard, Kujtim Pisha, was also arrested for failing to report the crime. The two perpetrators have been identified and are wanted. 

The two perpetrators have been identified as Marcelo Arani and Armando Kola.

Police announcement: 

In-depth investigative actions continue to clarify and fully legally document the murder of the 43-year-old.

As a result of in-depth and continuous investigations, after 24 hours, two citizens suspected of being the perpetrators of the murder were identified and declared wanted.

One of the associates is handcuffed.

The 52-year-old was also arrested for "Failure to Report a Crime" after failing to provide information (the gas station guard).

During the investigation, the vehicle used by the perpetrators and the firearm used in the incident were found burned.

Also, vehicle purchase documents, 3 cell phones and 2 DVRs were seized.

As a result of intensive investigative work carried out within the framework of the police operation codenamed "Strike", to uncover the authorship of the event that occurred on 30.11.2025, in the "Emin Matraxhiu" neighborhood, where citizen MM, alias EH, was killed with a firearm, the structures for the Investigation of Serious Crimes of the Elbasan DVP, under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office and with the support of the General Directorate of the State Police, found important evidence that led to the uncovering of the event.

Also, during the operation, the mechanism of the incident was revealed, documented with several film footage.

At the conclusion of the investigations, the following citizens were arrested:

Xh. A., 32 years old, resident of Elbasan, (suspected as an accomplice), for the criminal offenses of “Premeditated murder”, committed in collaboration, and “Unlicensed production and possession of weapons, explosive weapons and ammunition”;

KP, 52 years old, for the criminal offense of "Failure to report a crime".

And citizen MA, 32 years old, resident of Elbasan, while he was under the security measure "House arrest" for another criminal offense, as well as AK, 35 years old, resident of Laç, (suspected as perpetrators of the murder), for the criminal offenses "Premeditated murder", committed in collaboration, "Unauthorized production and possession of weapons, explosive weapons and ammunition" and "Removal of a prisoner from the place of residence" were declared wanted.

The investigative actions resulted in the vehicle used by the perpetrators being owned by citizen Xh. A., who had lent it for use to citizen MA.

The special investigative group, under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office, continues intensive investigative actions to identify and capture other persons involved in this event.

The procedural materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Elbasan, for further action.


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