
78 persons wanted by justice have been extradited to Albania in 2023.
73 of them have Albanian citizenship, while another 5 are foreigners.
According to official police figures, Italy and Greece are the countries from which the most people have been extradited, specifically 17 for each country.
Then come countries like Germany, Spain and England.
Although Albania does not have an extradition agreement with some of these countries, some of the operations have been finalized thanks to the intervention of Interpol or by exchange.
Given this, which is also reflected by the figures of persons extradited from our country to other countries. Referring to statistics, 59 is the number of persons extradited from Albania.
23 of them have been extradited to Italy, which holds the first place, followed by Spain and Germany.
In addition to the completed processes, sources from the State Police indicate that the extradition of several persons wanted by justice is in the process of being completed.
Among them Gëzim Çelaj arrested a few weeks ago in Kosovo and Dritan Rexhepi handcuffed in Turkey.
The Albanian authorities are also negotiating with the Arab Emirates to bring to justice some wanted persons who are hiding in Dubai.
Dritan Rexhepi, the Albanian who is suspected to be the 'head' of the national cocaine trafficking network in Europe, was arrested in Istanbul.
The most wanted Albanian in the world, Dritan (Gramos) Rexhepi, escaped from the prisons of three countries, has been described as the first paid killer in Albania.
He is accused in Albania of killing two policemen. His name is also related to the kidnapping of Jan Prenga in Kamëz in January 2020, as his brother Astrit Prenga allegedly stole a significant amount of cocaine in England that came from Latin America, and that belonged to Dritan Rexhepi.
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