Declared wanted for drug trafficking in Italy, a 53-year-old man arrested in Vlora

A 53-year-old man was arrested by the Vlora police after being declared internationally wanted by the Italian state as a member of a criminal group in the field of drug trafficking. Lorenc Kapllani alias Lorenc Sadikaj was arrested in the neighborhood “10 Korriku” in Vlora with the intention of extradition to Italy. The 53-year-old was […]

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