The border police of Morina in cooperation with the police of Tirana have arrested a Turkish citizen, announced as an international wanted.
It is about 36-year-old Kesim Sedal, sentenced to 25 years in prison, for drug trafficking, armed robbery and crimes against the person.
He was caught at the border, at the moment when he tried to enter from Kosovo to Albania, through the border point of Morina.
"After the in-depth verifications carried out in cooperation with Interpol Tirana, it turned out that the Turkish citizen Kesim Sedal was declared an international wanted by Interpol Ankara, Turkey, after the Hakkari Criminal Court, with the decision dated 09.06.2015, sentenced him to 15 years of imprisonment, for the criminal offenses "Theft with a weapon", committed in collaboration and "Illegal deprivation of liberty", while with the decision dated 17.05.2016, he was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment, for the criminal offense of "Drug trafficking". provided by the Criminal Code of Turkey." it is stated in the Police announcement.
Following the actions, the citizen Kesim Sedal was arrested for the purpose of extradition to Turkey and Interpol Tirana, in cooperation with Interpol Ankara, continues the procedural actions for his extradition.