Man Wanted for Attempted Execution in Durrës Arrested in Berat

A joint operation by the Crime Investigation Section and the Special Operational Force of the Berat Local Police Directorate led to the arrest of a 35-year-old man from Durrës.

He had been declared wanted for attempted premeditated murder. The arrested man, identified by the initials B. Ç., was located and apprehended inside a bar in the city of Berat, following information obtained through operational channels.

Police announcement:

Berat Local Police Directorate

A man wanted for attempted murder has been apprehended in Berat.

As part of ongoing efforts to apprehend wanted persons, specialists from the Crime Investigation Section, in cooperation with the Special Operational Force of the Berat Local Police Directorate, acted on information about the whereabouts of a wanted man and located him in a bar in the city of Berat, where they apprehended:

B. Ç., 35, a resident of Durrës.

The Durrës Court had ordered his remand in custody for the criminal offense of attempted premeditated murder committed in collaboration.

He is suspected of having opened fire, together with two other individuals, on F. K. on December 15, 2025, while the latter was inside a bar in Durrës’s Neighborhood No. 9. As a result, F. K. sustained minor injuries.

The 35-year-old was handed over to the Durrës Local Police Directorate for further procedural action.