57-year-old arrested over 24.2 kg cannabis and 78 plants in Vila
Vau i Dejës police detained a 57-year-old Shkodra man as a suspected accomplice in growing 78 cannabis plants and producing 24.24 kg of cannabis found in Vila village. The Operation Vila case was sent to the Shkodra prosecution while inquiries continue for others involved.
🇦🇱 Vila village, Temal, Vau i Dejës, Shkodër · Albania
Arrested
1
Plants destroyed
78
Cannabis
24.24 kg
Vau i Dejës police identified and detained Shkodra resident N. N., 57, as a
suspected accomplice in the operation codenamed Vila.[1]Bota Sot identifies
the detained 57-year-old as Ndue Ndikaj and says he was arrested in Shkodra over
the same cannabis cultivation case.[2]The Vau i Dejës commissariat finalized
Vila after several months of intensive investigative work with special methods
under the direction of the Shkodra prosecution.[1]
Investigators suspect him as an accomplice in the cultivation and production of
24 kg and 240 grams of suspected Cannabis Sativa.[1]Investigators also
suspect him in the cultivation of 78 suspected Cannabis Sativa plants.[1]Police say the 24 kg and 240 grams and the 78 plants were found and seized on 12
October 2026 in Vila village in the Temal administrative unit.[1]Bota Sot
confirms the narcotics and plants were discovered in October in Vile village in
Temal during the Vila operation after months of special-methods investigation.[2]
The procedural materials were referred to the Shkodra prosecution for production
and sale of narcotics and cultivation of narcotic plants committed in
collaboration.[1]Police say investigations continue to fully document the
activity and identify other citizens involved.[1]
The sources give no separate day for the arrest; 5 November 2026 is the publication and announcement date used as the incident date, while the linked cannabis and plants were seized on 12 October 2026.
Bota Sot gives the full name Ndue Ndikaj while the police statement as republished gives the initials N. N.; the report uses the initials with the Bota Sot naming noted.
No court outcome was reported; the procedural materials were referred to the Shkodra prosecution and investigations were continuing.
No photo established to show this seizure is included: the CNA police image is captioned only as Shkoder Police without describing the depicted content.
The village spelling differs as Vila in the police statement and Vile in Bota Sot; they are treated as the same place in Temal.
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