Albania sent this Wednesday a request to Turkey for the extradition of Dritan Rexhepi, who was arrested a week ago in Istanbul.
“The Ministry of Justice informs you that today, on 22.11.2023, it forwarded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be sent to the Ministry of Justice of Turkey, the file prepared with the request for the extradition to Albania of citizens, Dritan Rexhepi! His file, with the request for the extradition of the citizen Dritan Rexhepi, was initiated based on the requests submitted by SPAK and the General Prosecutor’s Office to the Ministry of Justice on 16.11.2023 and 17.11.2023″, the announcement of the Ministry of Justice states.
The 43-year-old, described as the head of the drug cartel, was arrested in Istanbul with a Colombian passport, registered under the name Benjamin Omar Perez Garcia.
/abcnews.al
