2 arrested in Laç selling drugs near schools; 113 cannabis doses seized
Police in Laç arrested two men accused of selling drug doses mainly near schools, seizing 126 suspected doses. Of the total, 113 doses were suspected cannabis and 13 were suspected cocaine, alongside ammunition and mobile phones.
🇦🇱 Laç, Kurbin · Albania
Lezha police arrested 23-year-old Vanes Ruçi and 36-year-old Agron Gjetdoçaj,
both residents of Laç in Kurbin, on suspicion of selling narcotics in doses
mainly near schools.[1]Officers caught the two men red-handed near a school
in the city of Laç.[2]
During physical searches of the men and searches of their homes, police found
and seized 126 suspected doses of narcotics.[1]Police broke the total down as
113 doses of suspected cannabis and 13 doses of suspected cocaine.[2]Officers
also seized combat ammunition and two mobile phones as material evidence.[2]
Police said the arrests completed the operation codenamed Quick Strike 2,
finalized within the Clean Schools operational plan to prevent and crack down on
drug distribution in the security perimeters of educational institutions.[2]Preliminary investigations suspect the two men were selling narcotics in the
city of Laç, mainly near the school security perimeter.[2]The procedural
materials were referred to the Prosecutor’s Office at the Court of General
Jurisdiction of Lezha for further action.[2]
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No weight was published for the suspected cannabis or cocaine, only dose counts, so no kilograms can be recorded.
The articles give no separate date for the arrests or searches; 12 November 2026 is the publication date and is used as the incident date.
No charges, custody ruling or court outcome were reported beyond the referral to the Lezha prosecution.
The substances were described only as suspected narcotics, with no laboratory confirmation reported.
Left out arrested, as no supporting quotation was given.
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