Operation “The Wanted”: two Albanians wanted by Albanian justice arrested in Italy

Two Albanian nationals subject to international arrest warrants have been arrested in Italy, as part of two further phases of the codenamed operation “The Wanted.” The operation was finalized thanks to close cooperation between Albanian and Italian authorities, through operational coordination and information exchange between specialists of the Interpol Directorate and their counterparts at Interpol Rome.

According to the State Police, the two arrested men will be extradited to Albania, where one has been convicted of attempted murder, while the other is accused of selling narcotics and illegally possessing military ammunition.

The arrested men are:

Muhamet Bedulla, 33, sentenced in 2018 by the Korça Court to 10 years in prison for the criminal offense of “Intentional murder,” remaining in attempt. According to authorities, in 2017 he attempted to kill citizen A. S., the father of a person with whom he had had a conflict in Korça. During the incident, the attempted-murder victim was struck three times with a cutting tool, a knife. Of the sentence imposed, Bedulla still has 3 years and 4 months of imprisonment left to serve.

Uendi Bracja, 26, against whom the Elbasan Court in 2025 imposed the security measure “Arrest in prison” for the criminal offenses of “Production and sale of narcotics” and “Unauthorized possession and production of weapons, explosive weapons and ammunition.” According to police, in 2024 Bracja was caught selling the narcotic substance Cannabis Sativa. He is also accused of keeping at his residence a considerable quantity of military cartridges and two pistol magazines.