Of high dangerousness and convicted in Italy: who is the 40-year-old arrested in Tirana

A person wanted by Italy, of high social dangerousness, has been arrested in Tirana, sentenced to 21 years, 9 months and 20 days in prison for several serious criminal offences.

“The Operational Services of the FAST Albania Search Sector, in the Special Operational Force Directorate, in the Criminal Police Department, in cooperation with the Tirana Local Police Directorate, as part of the police operation codenamed ‘FAST’, located in the Sauk area of Tirana, caught and arrested, for extradition purposes, citizen Ornado Çeta, alias Ceta, 40 years old, resident in Tirana.

The Court of Appeal of Trieste, Italy, has sentenced him to 21 years, 9 months and 20 days in prison for the criminal offences of ‘Aggravated theft’, ‘Fraud’, ‘Trafficking of narcotics’, ‘Possession of property of criminal origin’, ‘Wounding’, ‘Threats’ and ‘Opposing police officers’. Of the sentence handed down, he still has 20 years, 6 months and 14 days of imprisonment left to serve.”

Interpol Tirana is cooperating with Interpol Rome to finalise the procedures for this citizen’s extradition to Italy.