Albanian fugitive Altin Sinomati arrested in Abu Dhabi for the murder of Selavdi Shehaj in Torvajanica.
On October 10, the UAE Police, with the assistance of the SCIP (Scientific Investigations Unit), captured the 41-year-old man believed to be the instigator of the "Passerotto" murder. Sinomati was also one of the main cocaine smugglers for Molisso and Bennato's organization.
Albanian fugitive Altin Sinomati was arrested in Abu Dhabi: he was wanted for the murder of Selavdi Shehaj in Torvajanica.
Has been arrested in Abu Dhabi the Albanian citizen Altin Sinomati, international fugitive wanted with Interpol “Red Notice” at the request of District Anti-Mafia Directorate of Rome.
The capture, which took place on October 10, 2025, was performed by the United Arab Emirates Police contribution from the International Police Cooperation Service (SCIP).
Symomatics, 1984 class, is believed to be the instigator of the murder of Selavdi Shehaj, Said “Little Sparrow”, murdered the September 20, 2020 on the crowded beach of Torvajanica (Pomezia), in broad daylight, in front of dozens of swimmers.
The investigations, conducted jointly by the Carabinieri of the Investigative Unit of Rome, From Mobile Squad of the Rome Police Headquarters and by SCO of the State Police, have outlined a solid accusatory framework towards Sinomati.
According to investigators, he would have commissioned by Raul Esteban Calderon the murder of Shehaj, paying him 150.000 euros in cash as compensation for the performance.
For that crime, the Assize Court of Frosinone has already condemned Calderon Raul Esteban (material executor) and Joseph Molisso (in competition) to the penalty of life imprisonment.
Sinomati is also defendant in another criminal case as one of the main cocaine supply channels destined for the Roman criminal organization directed by Joseph Molisso e Leandro Bennato.
The group, dismantled on March 18, 2025 from Provincial Command of the Carabinieri of Rome, ran a large drug ring in the capital.
A few days after Calderon's arrest for the murder of Shehaj, Sinomat he had managed to escape capture, leaving Italy and moving its base in the United Arab Emirates, where it was hidden for months.
The success of the operation is the result of collaboration between the Italian and Emirati authorities, within the international network of judicial police cooperation.
The SCIP – International Police Cooperation Service – played a key role in the coordination of search and location activities for the fugitive, which ended with his capture in Abu Dhabi.
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