A 47-year-old man declared internationally wanted by Italy has been arrested in Kavajë by FAST Albania specialists.
Citizen Fatmir Mahmudaj was located and provisionally arrested by FAST Albania specialists, in cooperation with the Kavaja Police, after exchanging information with Interpol Rome.
According to the police announcement, the Bologna Court issued an international arrest warrant against the 47-year-old on May 25, 2026 for the criminal offenses of "Criminal Organization" and "Drug Trafficking".
Police announcement:
State Police/The international operation codenamed "Fast" continues, another phase is finalized.
A high-risk citizen, accused in Italy as a member of a criminal organization that trafficked narcotics, was arrested in Kavaja.
Following the very close cooperation with Italian counterparts, based on the information exchanged between Interpol Tirana and Interpol Rome, specialists from the Investigation Sector (FAST Albania) at the Directorate of the Special Operational Force at the DPPSh, in cooperation with the services of the Kavajë Police Commissariat, finalized another phase of the coded operation "Fast", during which the high-risk citizen FM, 47 years old, was located in Kavajë, captured and provisionally arrested, with the aim of extradition to Italy.
This citizen was declared internationally wanted by Interpol Rome, after the Court of Bologna, Italy, on 25.05.2026, issued an international arrest warrant for him, for the criminal offenses of "Criminal Organization" and "Drug Trafficking".
Interpol Tirana is cooperating with counterparts in Rome to finalize the procedure for the extradition of citizen FM to Italy.