Jasin Kala alias Jasin Avdyli, sentenced to 12 years in prison in Albania in the context of the "339" and "Volvo 4" files, has been arrested in Belgium during an anti-drug operation.
Journalist Xhensila Kodra reports for BalkanWeb that Avdyli was detained as part of an operation conducted in cooperation between SPAK, the State Police and the Belgian authorities.
He was convicted of involvement in a criminal group investigated in the "Volvo 4" case. Among the charges against him was activity related to a heroin processing laboratory in Has. The arrest in Belgium is expected to be followed by the relevant legal procedures regarding the serving of the sentence imposed by the Albanian justice system.
POLICE NOTICE
State Police/As a result of cooperation with counterparts in Belgium, another phase of the international operation codenamed "The Wanted" is finalized.
A citizen declared internationally wanted, accused by the Criminal Court of Albania, as a member of a criminal group that has trafficked and sold large quantities of narcotics in several countries, is captured in Belgium and arrested with the aim of extradition to Albania.
Following the close cooperation between specialists from the Interpol Directorate and their counterparts in Belgium, during this phase of the international operation codenamed "The Wanted", based on information exchanged within the framework of an investigation into drug trafficking, it has been possible to locate and capture in Belgium the citizen:
-JK alias JA, 58 years old, resident of Shijak.
This citizen was declared internationally wanted by Interpol Tirana, after the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, by decision dated 04.04.2023, assigned the security measure "Arrest in prison", for the criminal offenses "Production and sale of narcotics", committed in the form of special cooperation, that of a structured criminal group, "Laundering of the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity", "Structured criminal group", and "Commitment of criminal offenses by a criminal organization and a structured criminal group".
From the investigations conducted by SPAK, it is suspected that the 58-year-old was part of a group that organized the trafficking of large quantities of narcotics and then their sale in various countries.
Also, the investigations suspect that this citizen invested the proceeds from criminal activity in 2 real estate properties (local) in Shijak.
Cooperation continues between Interpol Tirana and counterparts in Belgium to finalize procedures for the extradition of the arrested citizen to Albania.
