
Tirana police have arrested the trader of sanitary ware, Nikolin Janina, 56 years old, after he was declared internationally wanted by the Spanish justice.
Ioannina runs a company that sells tiles and plumbing and is one of the most well-known businessmen in the country. The 56-year-old is accused by Spanish justice of being the leader of a criminal group with Spanish and Turkish members who trafficked various amounts of heroin, morphine and opium in several European countries.
As part of the criminal group suspected of being led by Nikolin Ioannina, the Spanish police and prosecution have seized a quantity of 53 kg and 380 grams of heroin.
In 2017, the Serious Crimes Prosecution decided to seize the assets of businessman Ioannina worth about 4 million euros, but a year later the Serious Crimes Court ordered the release of the businessman's assets from seizure.
Nikolin Janina is accused by the Spanish justice for the criminal offense "Trafficking in narcotics. Interpol Tirana, in cooperation with the Spanish law enforcement authorities, follows the procedures for the extradition of the 56-year-old.