After two years of searching, 40-year-old Gentian Funiqi, who was also known by three other names, was arrested in Spain and is accused of taking Jani Prenga hostage. This is good news for Albanian justice where the much wanted 40-year-old from Shkodra who was part of a drug trafficking group, but who in Albania has serious charges for the kidnapping of Jan Prengë.
In the footage of the resort in Shijak, the latter was seen dead, but his body has not yet been found, and with his arrest, the police hope that they can advance their investigation into the kidnapping of Jan Prenga.
Gentian Funiqi, who held the identity as Gentian Martini and Vasim Olomani, was arrested, while the investigations revealed that six months ago he traveled to Spain, where he lived as a free citizen despite all the serious charges in our country.
He was equipped with forged Bulgarian documents. He is known for justice and foreign authorities for cocaine trafficking, join each other in what is called Balkan, part of which was the 40-year-old from Shkodra, writes tch .
At the moment when the police received the information about his movement with this identity, the Spanish party was informed that he arrested this wanted man and seized 1 kg of Cocaine. It is expected that the extradition procedures will start with an urgent letter, while in Spain the investigation of the two Bulgarian citizens who accompanied the 40-year-old from Shkodra will begin.
What is known about the kidnapping of Jani Prenga?
According to the investigations, Dritan Rexhepi, who is currently imprisoned in the state of Ecuador, and Gentjan Funiqi with a criminal record in the field of narcotics, at the end of December 2019 ordered the kidnapping of the victim, Jani Prenga, residing in Kamëz.
This, after Astrit Prenga, the victim's brother stole a quantity of cocaine in Portsmouth Port, England, belonging to them, which had been imported from Ecuador to England.
This kidnapping was ordered by them in order for Astriti and other persons to return the narcotics. While the organization of the kidnapping was carried out by Martin Bleta and Korado Keshteja, the execution of this kidnapping was carried out by the defendants Artan Doçaj, Aldo Majnishta, Geraldo Martini and another unidentified person.