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Played by Billy Zane, Albanian actor convicted in England for drug trafficking; betrayed by his car camera

Politiko 2021-05-22 13:45:26

Played by Billy Zane, Albanian actor convicted in England for drug trafficking;

An Albanian actor, who had acted in films starring Billy Zane, was filmed taking cocaine from a garage by the camera installed in his car. It was these images that were used by the English authorities to prosecute him.

Sokol Ajazi, 36, living in Southgate, north London, was arrested on April 1 after detectives saw him holding a large plastic bag in a Mercedes driven by another Albanian, Eduart Hadjini, 38, local media write. . 

A National Crime Agency (NCA) spokesman said a kilogram of cocaine was found hidden inside the back seat of their car.

The two were arrested on suspicion of supplying class A drugs, while Eduart Hajdini a month ago was under surveillance from where he was filmed selling two kilos of cocaine to Thomas Scarrett, from the city of Bristol, who was sentenced to 6 years. jail.

Hadjini and Ajazi appeared in Wood Green Crown Court yesterday where they were sentenced to three years 10 months and five years two months respectively.

Ajazi has starred in three feature films, including the 2016 films 'The Contract and Una' and in 2011 'Mercenaries' starring Billy Zane.

 

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