47-year-old wanted by Italy for drug trafficking arrested in Kavajë (NAME)

A 47-year-old man wanted internationally by Italy has been arrested in Kavajë by specialists from FAST Albania. Fatmir Mahmudaj was located and provisionally arrested by FAST Albania specialists, in cooperation with Kavajë police, following the exchange of information with Interpol Rome.

According to the police statement, on May 25, 2026, the Bologna Court issued an international arrest warrant for the 47-year-old on charges of “Criminal organization” and “Drug trafficking.”

Police statement:

Albanian State Police: Another phase of the international operation codenamed “Fast” has been completed.

A high-risk individual accused in Italy of being a member of a criminal organization that trafficked narcotics has been apprehended in Kavajë.

As part of the very close cooperation with Italian counterparts, based on information exchanged between Interpol Tirana and Interpol Rome, specialists from the Search Sector (FAST Albania) at the Directorate of the Special Operations Force of the General Directorate of State Police, in cooperation with officers from the Kavajë Police Commissariat, completed another phase of the operation codenamed “Fast.” During the operation, the high-risk individual F. M., 47, was located in Kavajë, apprehended and provisionally arrested for the purpose of extradition to Italy.

The individual had been declared internationally wanted by Interpol Rome after the Bologna Court in Italy issued an international arrest warrant for him on May 25, 2026, on charges of “Criminal organization” and “Drug trafficking.”

Interpol Tirana is cooperating with its counterparts in Rome to finalize the procedure for the extradition of F. M. to Italy.