Lajme Ditore

This is about Alaudin Malaj, former president of the Tirana Court of Appeal, who fled from justice for fear of facing Vetting, avoiding the exposure of his wealth and possible links to crime. Several facts and circumstances raise strong suspicions that Alaudin Malaj is part of Artur Shehu’s group. SPAK yesterday finalized the first phase … Read more

A shovel with clay residue found in Armand Shakaj’s seized vehicle has reinforced the investigation team’s suspicions that 34-year-old Eglant Koçi, missing since June 4, may have been killed and then buried. The searches have extended to several mountainous areas of Tirana and Elbasan. The investigations to unravel the incident have focused on illegal cryptocurrency … Read more

An Albanian prisoner in Australia has escaped while being allowed to attend his brother’s funeral in Melbourne. Orijol Rukaj has been on the run for six weeks after escaping from the officers who were escorting him. Police said that there were many people at the funeral, who had gathered to say goodbye to the Albanian’s … Read more

Ilir Shtufi, the businessman who was arrested in Thessaloniki, Greece, a day ago, after a security measure of arrest in prison was issued against him, turns out to be one of the people who laundered drug money in the construction field. SPAK says that Ilir Shtufi is considered involved in illegal money laundering activities by … Read more

Laundering cocaine money through construction companies in Tirana and the coast was the next discovery by SPAK that led to the request to send 15 people to prison and 5 others to house arrest, among them businessmen. Only 4 people were arrested in Friday’s operation, including construction businessman Ilir Shtufi, who was captured in Greece. … Read more

Sweden’s armed forces sent fighter jets on two occasions to identify and monitor Russian military aircraft operating over the Baltic Sea, according to local media. The Swedish Air Force launched two missions involving JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets after detecting Russian aircraft near Swedish airspace in the northern and southern Baltic Seas. Hanna Heurlin, a … Read more

SPAK’s crackdown on a group suspected of international cocaine trafficking and money laundering has brought to the surface another investigative lead: suspected negotiations for a construction project in Palasa, where the name of businessman Samir Mane is also mentioned in the managed communications. At the center of the investigative file are Alfredo Hamzai and Luçiano … Read more

Finding the body of Eglant Koç, the 34-year-old who disappeared on July 4, is considered one of the top priority issues for the Tirana Police. During the presentation of police work for the month of May, Tirana’s police chief, Oliger Torba, said that searches are focused on the outskirts of Tirana and that forces from … Read more

The Transparency Board has changed the price of oil and gasoline again. The price of diesel has decreased by 5 lek, while gasoline has decreased by 1 lek. The new prices will take effect from 2:00 p.m. Press Release The Transparency Board on June 13, 2026, at its next meeting, decided: The retail price of … Read more

As the country is engulfed in massive protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, below we bring you a glimpse of what his former associates, with whom he shared common paths in politics, think. The historic leader of the Socialist Party, the late Fatos Nano, has described Rama as a wealthy freemason who … Read more