Dritan Rexhepi, the much-wanted Albanian who was arrested a few days ago in Istanbul, Turkey, is accused in Albania of a series of criminal events already made public.
But the Minister of the Interior, Taulant Balla, declared tonight that Rexhepi is suspected of involvement in other criminal events in Albania that have not yet been made public and are being investigated.
"From our side, Dritan Rexhepi has been a person with a red stamp, with the greatest alarm", said Balla.
Is the most wanted Albanian?
Balla: Yes, definitely, with a difference, in the sense that because of the works...
And it was wanted by Italy, Spain, Belgium...
Balla: Also due to the continuity of his involvement in criminal activities, criminal events that have happened recently that I cannot cite, it turns out that this person is.
And events other than those that have been made public?
Balla: Yes.
Dritan Rexhepi is wanted by the Albanian authorities for several serious criminal events. Specifically, there is a 25-year sentence against him in 2014 by the former Court of Serious Crimes for the murder of policemen Arben Keqi and Durim Kasmi.
Also against Rexhepi, SPAK has brought the charge of organizing the kidnapping and disappearance of Jan Prenga, an event that happened in 2020, where drug trafficking is suspected to be the cause.