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The State Police have provided details regarding the arrest of cocaine trafficker Ervin Mata in Brazil. It is learned that the 39-year-old was hiding in Brazil, using forged documents.
His arrest was made after cooperation between Albanian authorities and Interpol Brasilia counterparts, after the 39-year-old was declared an international wanted man.
At the time of his arrest, Mata was reportedly caught by Brazilian authorities in the town of Ilha Bela, and was using forged English identification documents.
While awaiting the completion of procedures in Brazil, Mata is expected to be extradited to Albania, where he is accused of being the coordinator of a cocaine trafficking group.
Police announcement:
State Police/As a result of close partnership with counterparts and international law enforcement agencies, another phase of operation "The Wanted" is finalized.
Accused of coordinating members of the criminal group he was part of to traffic 240 kilograms of cocaine, the 39-year-old has been arrested in Brazil.
The 39-year-old was hiding in Brazil, using forged English identification documents. The criminal group, with activities in Albania, South America and Europe, was investigated as part of a SPAK criminal proceeding in 2023, in cooperation with EUROJUST, EUROPOL and law enforcement agencies of 6 countries.
As a result of the exchange and coordination of information, in real time, between specialists of the Interpol Directorate and counterparts of Interpol Brasilia, within the framework of the international operation codenamed "The Wanted", the Albanian citizen, declared internationally wanted, EM, 39 years old, was captured in Brazil.
The Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, in 2023, assigned this citizen the security measure "Arrest in prison", for the criminal offenses "Trafficking in narcotics", committed within the framework of a structured criminal group, and "Committing criminal offenses by a criminal organization and a structured criminal group".
In 2023, during a proceeding registered by SPAK, investigations were conducted, in cooperation with EUROJUST, EUROPOL and Belgian, French, Dutch, German, Brazilian and Colombian law enforcement agencies, regarding several Albanian citizens involved in criminal activities in Albania, South America and several European countries. Investigations were also conducted in relation to several previous criminal events that occurred in Albania.
Within the framework of this proceeding, citizen EM is suspected of having coordinated his associates to traffic 240 kg of the narcotic substance Cocaine, on 29.09.2020. The 39-year-old was arrested in the city of Ilha Bela, and was using forged English identification documents.
Interpol Tirana continues to cooperate with Interpol Brasilia to finalize the procedure for the extradition of citizen EM to Albania.
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