A 44-year-old Turkish man has been arrested in Tirana, accused in his country of serious criminal offenses, including that of 'attempted murder'.
Through a statement, the Police announced that the arrested man was the head of a criminal drug trafficking organization in Turkey, where he had been accused by two authorities there.
The Police also announced that the arrest of this citizen was carried out with the aim of extradition to Turkey, writes A2 CNN.
Police Announcement:
Tirana/The police operation codenamed "Multiple" is being finalized, to capture an internationally wanted citizen.
Accused by 2 authorities in Turkey of several serious criminal offenses, including attempted murder, the head of a criminal organization is captured in Tirana.
As a result of the professional and well-organized operational work of the services of Police Commissariat No. 3 and the specialists of the Serious Crimes Investigation Sector, as well as close cooperation with Turkish counterparts, the police operation codenamed "Multiple" was finalized.
During the operation, the Turkish citizen, UO, 44 years old, who is internationally wanted, was located, captured and handcuffed for extradition to Turkey.
-The Izmir Prosecutor's Office has issued an arrest warrant for this citizen, on charges of the following criminal offenses: attempted murder, creation of a criminal organization for forging documents, and illegal deprivation of liberty.
-The Karsiyaka High Court has imposed the security measure "Arrest in prison" for possession and trafficking of narcotics.
Interpol Tirana is cooperating with counterparts in Turkey to finalize the extradition procedure for the 44-year-old. (A2 Televizion)
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