A 43-year-old man was arrested by the police in Tirana after being wanted by Interpol.
It is about the citizen Ortis Banda, sentenced by the court in Leçe to 5 years in prison for drug trafficking carried out in collaboration. He is located in an apartment in Tirana.
Police notification:
Another police operation, coded "Apartamenti", is finalized for the capture of citizens announced as international wanted.
Convicted by the Italian judicial authorities for drug trafficking, the 43-year-old man was caught in a rented apartment and arrested for the purpose of extradition.
As a result of the continuous exchange of information between FAST Albania, Interpol Tirana and Interpol Rome, that a citizen wanted internationally for drug trafficking was hiding in Tirana, the coded police operation "Apartment" was organized and finalized.
In the framework of this operation, the services of FAST Albania, in cooperation with the services of the Local Police Directorate of Tirana, have captured and arrested with the intention of extradition to Italy, the citizen:
Ortis Banda, 43 years old, resident in Tirana.
This citizen was declared an international wanted by Interpol Rome, based on the decision of the Court of Lecce, Italy, which sentenced the 43-year-old to 5 years, 10 months and 16 days of imprisonment, for "Drug Trafficking", committed in cooperation, provided by the Italian Penal Code.
In 2012, citizen Ortis Banda trafficked a quantity of cocaine, in collaboration with 2 other citizens, one of whom was caught red-handed in the city of Maniago, with the quantity of cocaine.
Interpol Tirana, in cooperation with Interpol Rome, continues the procedures for the extradition of this citizen to Italy.