A 42-year-old Israeli and Canadian citizen has been arrested in Tirana after being wanted by the German Criminal Police, A2 CNN reports. He was accused there of repeated fraud.
"As a result of the rapid exchange of information between the Directorate of the Special Operational Force (FAST Albania) and the Federal Criminal Police Office of Germany (BKA), through the ENFAST network, the police operation codenamed "Operation 25" was finalized. During the operation, the internationally wanted citizen, RG, 42 years old, of Israeli nationality and Canadian citizenship, was located in the area called "Paris Municipality", Tirana, and provisionally arrested, with the aim of extradition to Germany," the police said.
The court in Bamberg, Germany, has issued a detention order for this citizen, for fraud, committed repeatedly, a criminal activity for which the German Criminal Code provides for a sentence of up to 15 years in prison.
Interpol Tirana is cooperating with counterparts to finalize the procedure for the extradition of the 42-year-old to Germany. (A2 Televizion)