According to media outlets, he organized the smuggle of arms into Kosovo; in one of those operations he was ambushed by border patrols, during which he was wounded and his brother Luan was killed.
Sipas mediave, ai organizoi kontrabandën e armëve në Kosovë; në një prej atyre operacioneve ai u pritë nga patrullat kufitare, gjatë së cilës ai u plagos dhe vëllai i tij Luani u vra.