Ardi Veliu
Albania Police Chief Axed After Murder Wave Shocks Country
Gledis Nano was dismissed on Wednesday for having failed to "fulfill objectives", the Interior Ministry said. Nano has not reacted so far to the government decision.
He took office in October 2021, after the previous Chief of Police, Ardi Veliu, resigned for "personal reasons".
Albanian Police ‘Ignored Fraud Evidence’ at Politician’s Murder Scene
Police inspect the scene where a politician was murdered and four people injured in Elbasan on March 21. Photo: LSA
Turkish ‘Gulenist’ Facing Deportation Seeks Asylum in Albania
Alleged Gulenist Selami Simsek was held in an Albanian police van without official insignia near the interior ministry on Monday evening. Photo: Gjergj Erebara/BIRN
Albania Police Expose ‘Terrorist Cell’ Targeting Iranian Exiles
Ardi Veliu, Albanian Police General Director, speaking during a ceremony in Tirana on 21 October 2019. Photo: LSA
Police General Director Ardi Veliu told journalists that they had identified the alleged terrorists from "sources inside the cell".
Albania Confirms Infamous Drug Dealer’s Jail Sentence
Albania Arrests 39 for Smuggling People Into UK, US, Canada
Albanian police arrested 39 people on Saturday, including four police officers, on charges of having smuggled 1,000 Albanians to Britain, the United States and Canada, and they were looking for a dozen others, including two Bulgarians.
613 kilos of Colombian cocaine seized in Albania
Police chief Ardi Veliu said two people were arrested the previous day when the cocaine was found in a container unloaded from a ship that came from Colombia via Italy and Malta.
The container was transferred to a private warehouse before the police intervened. The warehouse owner is still on the run.
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Albania Finds Huge Cocaine Haul Among Bananas
Albanian police chief Ardi Veliu on Wednesday said police had found more than 613 kilos of pure heroin hidden in a banana container from Colombia.
The drugs were transited through Malta and Italy before arriving at their destination, a fruit and vegetable trader in Albania, called Arbri Garden.
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