Three Albanians living in Kosovo were arrested in Morina, they were internationally wanted for several crimes

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Express newspaper

25/03/2026 11:04

The Albanian State Police has announced the arrest of three people at the border crossing in Morina, who were wanted internationally and nationally.

Albanian police have announced that the arrested are MG, 65 years old, resident of Kosovo, Xh.S, 47 years old, resident of Pristina, and RP, 36 years old, resident of Kosovo, reports Gazeta Express.

The same people, the police there emphasize, are wanted for various offenses such as theft, criminal group, criminal organization, and assistance in illegal border crossing.

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3 citizens declared internationally/nationally wanted were arrested by the Morina Border Police.  

The Morina Border Police structures, following the controls and verifications at entry/exit, with the objectives of cracking down on illegalities at the border, as well as detaining wanted citizens who attempt to move illegally to avoid criminal liability, organized the work in cooperation with the Kukës Border Police structures and as a result, at the entrance to the Republic of Albania, they captured and arrested/detained 3 citizens, specifically:  

-Citizen MG, 65 years old, resident of Kosovo, was captured and arrested with the aim of extradition to Germany. From the verifications carried out and from the information exchanged with Interpol Tirana, it resulted that this citizen had been declared internationally wanted by Interpol Wiesbaden, Germany, after the Frankfurt Court sentenced him to 4 years and 1 month in prison, for the criminal offenses of "Theft", "Criminal Group" and "Criminal Organization". He has 18 months left to serve of his sentence.

-Citizen Xh. S., 47 years old, resident of Prishtina, was captured and arrested with the aim of extradition to Kuwait. ⁠From the verifications carried out and from the information exchanged with Interpol Tirana, it resulted that this citizen was declared internationally wanted by the authorities in Kuwait, for the criminal offense of "Aggravated Theft". 

Interpol Tirana, in cooperation with counterparts, is continuing the procedures for the extradition of these 2 citizens. 

-The citizen RP, 36 years old, resident of Kosovo, was arrested, after verifications showed that he had been declared a national wanted person, after the Tirana Court sentenced him to 4 years in prison, for the criminal offense of "Aid for illegal border crossing".   

Other procedural actions with this citizen will be carried out by the Tirana DVP.