Saranda police have arrested a 21-year-old man suspected of colluding with two other people to plant TNT in a car with the intention of killing the driver.
Citizen Ignasjo Kaso, 21 years old, resident of the village of Shëndëlli, was arrested, against whom the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Saranda has issued a detention order for the criminal offenses of "Premeditated Murder", attempted, committed in collaboration, as well as "Unauthorized Possession and Production of Weapons, Explosive Weapons and Ammunition".
According to the investigation, the 21-year-old is suspected of having collaborated with citizens GT and Xh. B. , who were previously wanted for the same incident. It is suspected that on February 5, 2026, they placed a quantity of explosives in the vehicle driven by citizen M. Gj., at the location known as the “Vrina Bridge Intersection”.
During the operation to capture the young man, officers searched his apartment, where they found and seized as material evidence a pistol firearm with combat ammunition, which was being held without a permit.
The police inform that investigations are continuing to fully document the incident, while checks are continuing to locate and arrest two other wanted persons.
"In-depth investigative actions continue under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office to identify other persons involved in the attempted murder of a citizen by placing explosives in the vehicle he was driving, on 05.02.2026.
As a result of the investigations, a 21-year-old man was identified, arrested and detained, suspected of being an accomplice of the two alleged perpetrators, previously wanted for this incident.
During the operation to capture the 21-year-old, the Police found and seized, as material evidence, a pistol firearm with combat ammunition in his apartment.
As a result of in-depth and intensive investigations, conducted to identify and bring to criminal responsibility all citizens involved in the morning event of 05.02.2026, at the place called "Vrina Bridge Crossing", specialists from the Serious Crimes Investigation Sector, in cooperation with the services of the Saranda Police Commissariat, finalized the operation codenamed "Identification".
During the operation, citizen IK, 21 years old, resident of the village of Shëndëlli, was arrested and detained, after the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Saranda issued a detention order for him, for the criminal offenses of "Premeditated Murder", attempted, committed in collaboration, as well as "Unauthorized Possession and Production of Weapons, Explosive Weapons and Ammunition".
The 21-year-old is accused of being an accomplice of wanted citizens GT and Xh. B., who on 05.02.2026 placed explosives in the vehicle driven by citizen M. Gj.
Further, during the operation, a search was conducted in the detainee's apartment, where a firearm (pistol) with ammunition, which was possessed without a permit, was found. Checks are ongoing to locate, capture and detain the two wanted citizens," the police announced.
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