Murder and selling narcotics, a 30 year old man arrested in Tirana

A 30-year-old man was arrested by the Tirana police, after he was wanted for attempted murder, and also had a criminal record and high social risk. At the time of the arrest, the 30-year-old Gabriele Peqini was moving armed and with forged identification tools and was also in possession of suspected narcotics. The 30-year-old, in […]

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