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| TRG M10 .338 Lapua Magnum and Ardian Çapja |
He was shot with a fairly advanced sniper rifle, which was found burned in the abandoned car of the assassins a few minutes after they attempted to kill their target.
It is a sniper, Sako TRG M10 .338 Lapua Magnum, 27 mm, manufactured in Finland, which is known worldwide for its accuracy in targeting targets several hundred meters away.
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| Scheme of failed assassination of Çapja |
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| Ardian Çapja coming out of the Trauma Hospital in Tirana after got treatment |
The weapon costs from $ 6,500 to $ 10,000 in the regulated arms market, while it is thought that in the black market it goes even further.
The cost of this weapon itself shows that the assassination attempt on Ardjan Çapja is well organized and financed by financially strong characters.
The sniper in question weighs an average of 6.5 kilograms. The filling is done manually and the magazine holds 9 or 11 cartridges depending on the specifications required by the buyer.
But who is Ardian Çapja?
Ardian Çapja is a very well-known name in the criminal world not only in the city of Elbasan but also in that of justice. He has been detained and arrested several times, while in 2017 he escaped two assassination attempts, one from a gunshot and the other from an explosive. The Çapja family is the owner of the “Universi” hotel, at the entrance of the city of Elbasan.
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| Ardian Çapja and his son Arnold Çapja |
For this third failed assassination attempt that took place this morning, there is still no concrete track, but again according to police sources, the main track is related to the old conflicts of the Çapja tribe. Thus, on February 3, 2016, three members of this family were killed, while Florenc Çapja escaped an assassination attempt that took place in June 2016, where his friend, Bledar Muça, with whom he was traveling in a car, was injured. Over the years, the Çapja family has been accused of being involved in criminal events but has also been their prey.
It all started in 2005 when Sokol Çapja got involved in a conflict with the former head of the Road Traffic in Elbasan, Fadil Mema. After this event, Sokol Çapja was killed and the nephews of the police officer were accused as perpetrators. This followed the assassination of Meme's brother-in-law, Ardian Ibrahimi, in May 2006.
In 2012, Gentian Beqiri, one of the accused in the murder of Sokol Capja, was executed while under house arrest. In March 2015, Fadil Mema was executed in Turin, Italy.
Then, in February 2016, Agron Çapja, his nephew Ardit Sinakoli and Eno Bedalli were killed, while Florenc Çapja was among the eight injured. While in June 2016, Ardian Çapja, Florenc Çapja and Bledar Muça were arrested for attacking some civilian police officers, as the police suspected that they would carry out assassinations against them.