Albania’s State Police arrested Adrian Gjebeshi, also known as Adrian Merlika, today. The 40-year-old was arrested at a hotel he owns in the Fushë-Krujë area after being found with a handgun. During the search, police seized a firearm, a bulletproof vest and approximately €20,000 in cash.

According to information available, the operation to arrest him was carried out by the General Directorate of the State Police in cooperation with the Krujë Police Commissariat.

Adrian Gjebeshi’s name has been known to the authorities for years, and he has a lengthy criminal record. He also has a criminal record in Italy. In Albania, Gjebeshi was arrested in 2017, accused of “attempted murder,” in connection with an incident that occurred in 2015, when, at around 9 p.m., he attempted to kill a 25-year-old man in the center of Fushë-Krujë.

Meanwhile, the Lezhë Police had also identified Gjebeshi and declared him wanted in connection with an assault that took place in Lezhë in 2016. According to the statement issued at the time, Gjebeshi, who was 30 at the time, fled the scene after injuring a citizen identified by the initials A.M.

With his arrest today at his hotel in Fushë-Krujë, his years-long flight from justice has come to an end.

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The situation in the Fushë-Krujë area remains alarming, especially in the villages of Halil and Kameras, where residents report that the fire and pollution from the waste are still present.

Footage shot by locals shows thick smoke and the spread of flames at a waste collection site, adding to concerns about the consequences for the ecosystem and the community’s well-being.

According to them, the fire hotspot is located near residential homes, and this situation requires immediate intervention by the authorities to extinguish the flames and implement measures to prevent the incident from recurring. Residents are calling on institutions to react to solve the waste problem and to avert the risk of air contamination in this area.

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A dense cloud of toxic smoke has enveloped a wide area, from Krujë to Kamëz, while the fire in the waste pile in the village of Halil in Fushë-Krujë continues to burn in the inner layers. Although rain has managed to extinguish the flames on the surface, the hotspot remains active beneath the mountain of garbage and releases dangerous gases that move depending on the wind direction.

Throughout the night, firefighting forces from Krujë have operated in the area, assisted by units from the fire service of the Institute, in an effort to contain the spread of the fire. Sources indicate that an intervention with heavy machinery is expected to dump earth on the hotspot, the only viable solution to completely extinguish the burning at a waste disposal site.

An additional concern is the location of the drinking water reservoir, just meters from the incident site. This investment, inaugurated years ago, supplies water to Fushë-Krujë and several surrounding villages, adding to fears of contamination of water reserves.

Meanwhile, the toxic smoke has already covered Krujë, Fushë-Krujë, Kamëz, and reaches as far as Thumanë. Residents alarmed by the worsening air quality and health risks are urging competent institutions to intervene without delay to definitively extinguish the fire and immediately begin monitoring atmospheric pollution in these areas.

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