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Six Albanian citizens have arrived in Albania, having been extradited from Dubai. They were internationally wanted for criminal activities in the fields of narcotics, computer crimes and/or money laundering. They are Kristo Qirici, Shkëlzen Kraja, Ilir Lazri, Aleks Pepaj, Eldjan Allush and Merxhan Çeliku.
Two of those extradited, Kristo Qirici and Eldjan Allushi, are accused of being leaders of a criminal drug group in Saranda that trafficked narcotics to Greece and beyond, whose assets have been seized by SPAK for several months.
Kristo Qirici is the brother of businessman Edmond Papa, killed in Tirana in December 2022. Qirici is accused of being the leader of the group of Eldjan Alush and Shkëlzen Krajës.
Kisto Qirici is accused of being the leader of a criminal drug trafficking group that transported drugs to Greece and beyond. Eldjan Allushi is also accused as part of the same group, in the same file. 90 assets, worth millions of euros, have been placed under preventive seizure by decision of the GJKKO following a police operation that placed 2 police chiefs in custody and declared another wanted last year. The seizures were made in March of this year.
Also among the extradited is Aleks Pepaj, the brother of Jetmir Pepa, whose group was hit by SPAK for trafficking 7.5 tons of cocaine in 2020. Among those arrested in Dubai is also Ilir Lazri, also part of Jetmir Pepa's group.
Jetmir Pepa's criminal group consisted of brothers, Jetmir Pepa, Aleks Pepa and Urim Pepa, who trafficked 7.5 tons of cocaine in 11 months in the first year of the pandemic.
By decision of the Criminal Investigation and Prevention Court on April 17 of this year, 11 people from this group were declared wanted: Aleks Pepaj alias Shkëlqim Pepaj, Jetmir Pepaj alias Jetmir Marashi, Albert Pjetri, Fatjon Marku, Anton Marku alias Anton Tamure, Florjan Vuka alias Vathaj, Kristjan Lleshi, Klevi Leka, Lulzim Pepa, Anton Kola, Ilir Lazri.
According to SPAK investigations, the group's activity during the years 2019–2021 in Latin America, Belgium and the Netherlands has been documented, where 8 episodes of cocaine trafficking in large quantities have been identified. The criminal group is accused of having carried out several episodes of cocaine trafficking, mainly from Latin America to European ports, especially in Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Among the 5 arrested in Dubai is Merxhan Çeliku, part of Amant Josifi's group.
"The extradition from the United Arab Emirates of 6 citizens captured in Dubai, members of criminal groups, is being finalized."
The extradited individuals were internationally wanted for criminal activities in the field of narcotics, computer crimes, and laundering of proceeds of criminal activity.
Following close cooperation between the Department for International Relations at the General Directorate of the State Police and the law enforcement authorities of the United Arab Emirates, the extradition to Albania of the following citizens was finalized:
- KQ, alias JH, alias JQ, 44 years old;
- Sh. K., 44 years old;
- AP, alias Sh. P., 38 years old;
- DP, alias ES, alias DB, alias FP, 39 years old;
all accused of activities in the field of narcotics and/or laundering of the proceeds of criminal activity, carried out within the framework of a structured criminal group.
The following citizen was also extradited:
- IL, alias IS, 30 years old, accused of laundering the proceeds of criminal activity, committed within the framework of a structured criminal group;
as well as:
- MC, 34 years old, accused of computer fraud, committed within the framework of a structured criminal group.
"The State Police remains fully committed to cooperating with international partners to locate, capture and extradite internationally wanted citizens, with the aim of bringing them to justice, " the announcement states.
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