
A 27-year-old man from Kosovo has been arrested at the Morina border crossing after attempting to enter Albania while being sought by German authorities.
The Munich local court had issued an international arrest warrant against Sabit Mehmeti , suspected of committing the criminal offense of "Fraud", with a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
The young man is expected to be extradited to Germany.
Police announcement:
As a result of detailed controls and verifications at entry/exit, with the objective of cracking down on illegalities at the border, as well as detaining wanted citizens who attempt to move illegally to avoid criminal liability, the Morina Border Police services, in cooperation with the Kukës Border Police services, detained at the entrance the Kosovar citizen SM, 27 years old, resident in Kosovo.
From the verifications carried out and from the information exchanged with German partners, through Interpol Tirana, it resulted that he was internationally wanted, after the Munich Local Court had issued an international arrest warrant against him, suspected of committing the criminal offense of "Fraud", with a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
Interpol Tirana, in cooperation with counterparts in Germany, is continuing the procedures for the extradition of the 27-year-old.