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Trafficked 130 kg of cocaine to the neighboring country, 57-year-old man with two names arrested in Lushnja

Trafficked 130 kg of cocaine to the neighboring country, 57-year-old man with

A 57-year-old man who was wanted by Interpol Rome as a member of a criminal organization that trafficked narcotics was arrested in Lushnja.

Albanian police announce that Fatbardh Haxhiu alias Bardhyl Haxhiu, 57 years old, resident of Lushnja, was sentenced by Italian authorities to 24 years in prison, after, in collaboration with other Albanian citizens, he trafficked 15 - 130 kg of cocaine in Caserta, Italy.

"Sentenced by the Italian authorities to 24 years in prison as a member of a criminal organization that trafficked narcotics, the 57-year-old was captured in Lushnja.

As a result of the coordination of work and the exchange of information with Italian partners, through the homologous structures Interpol Tirana and Interpol Rome, the services of the Directorate of the Special Operational Force, within the framework of the operation "Operacionalja 42", located in Lushnja, captured and handcuffed, with the aim of extradition to Italy, the citizen:

Fatbardh Haxhiu alias Bardhyl Haxhiu, 57 years old, resident of Lushnja.

This citizen was internationally wanted by Interpol Rome, after the Court of Appeal of Naples, Italy, in 2008, sentenced him to 24 years in prison, for the criminal offense of "Criminal organization with the aim of trafficking in narcotics". This citizen, in collaboration with other Albanian citizens, trafficked quantities of cocaine ranging from 15 to 130 kg, in Caserta, Italy.

"Interpol Tirana is cooperating with its counterparts in Rome to finalize the extradition of this citizen to Italy ," the police announced. 

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