Albanian authorities in cooperation with the French authorities caught and arrested the wanted person, Behar Bajri in the framework of “Metamorphosis” operation.
Bajri was arrested two weeks after being kept under surveillance by the Albanian side, which then notified the French authorities. The 43-year-old was arrested while he was alone in a bar in Paris.
At the time of the intervention, it was learned that he did not resist the police officers, while no illegal items were found with him, such as weapons. Now, the authorities of both countries have started the procedures to extradite him to Albania.
Bajri was wanted internationally as part of the Metamorfoza file. Investigations began in 2019 after Belgian and Dutch authorities secured communications on the “Enchro Chat” and “SKY” networks.
From the investigations, it turned out that the businessman Pellumb Gjoka, already arrested, asked Behar Bajri to commit the murder of Kleanthi Musabelli, a former employee of the prison police.
The file also revealed how Bajri had collaborated with Ervis Martinaj. Referring to the investigation file, Behar Bajri and Denis Borrici executed Gjin Boriçi by order of Martinaj, and the latter was to eliminate Kleanth Musabelliu, a murder which was not carried out after the target understood the plan.
As part of this file, the businessman Pëllumb Gjoka, the former prosecutor of Kukës Xhevahir Lita and the head of the Operational Forces, Oltion Bitri, were also arrested, while murders and attempted murders in Shkodër and Tirana were solved.
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