2026-10-03 09:39:32Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Police have arrested the suspected perpetrator of the threat against businessman Zija Shulku, owner of a gas station in Peshkopi, who was demanded to pay 50,000 euros under threat. The suspect is a 21-year-old man, who was identified by police through security camera footage.

The businessman was sent a pizza box, inside which was a demand for money and a warning that if he did not pay the amount, his business would be blown up.

A telephone connected to wires was also placed inside the box, to create the impression of an explosive. However, verification by the engineering forces revealed that there was no explosive material.

Police notification

The police operation codenamed "Threat" is finalized.

He planted a suspicious device and threatened to explode it in exchange for 50,000 euros. The police solved the case within a few hours, identified and arrested the suspected perpetrator.

On 02.10.2026, the services of the Dibër Police Commissariat, in cooperation with the Serious Crimes Investigation Sector and the Operational services at the Dibër DVP, finalized the police operation codenamed "Threat".

As a result of the immediate response and intensive investigation, within a few hours it became possible to identify, capture and arrest in flagrante delicto the citizen EK, 21 years old, suspected of the criminal offense of "Coercion by threat or violence for the provision of property".

After the arrival of RENEA's special engineering forces, the box was opened and inspected, which revealed that there were no explosives inside.

The investigations conducted revealed that this citizen is suspected of having, at around 2:30 p.m., placed a suspicious box on the premises of a gas station owned by citizen Z. Sh., containing a screen, electronic parts and wires, raising suspicions that it was a remote-controlled explosive device.

A threatening letter was placed on the box, demanding payment of 50,000 euros in the form of a fine. The payment was to be made in cryptocurrencies, through a cryptocurrency exchange, to the address specified by the author.

In the letter, the author threatened that the box would explode if payment was not made within the deadline he set, if the box was moved, or if the police or other persons were notified.

He also claimed that the box contained C4 explosives, was equipped with motion sensors and remote control, and that the environment was monitored by cameras.

Under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office, work continues to fully document the circumstances of the incident and identify other persons who may have been involved.

The procedural materials were referred to the Dibër Prosecutor's Office for further action.

 


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