Gambling businessman, former owner of "Superbast" Ardit Kraja, was arrested in Kosovo.
He was put in handcuffs at one of the border points of Kosovo, after it turned out that an arrest warrant was issued against him by two courts in Kosovo on the charge of creating pyramid schemes and illegal gambling.
The 49-year-old is reported to have been detained on Wednesday at the border point of Vërmica, while the arrests against him have been issued by the Basic Court in Prizren and the one in Mitrovica due to the suspicion that he committed the criminal offense "Organization of pyramid schemes and illegal gambling.
As learned, the court has ordered that the businessman from Shkodran be interviewed by the Prosecutor of the Basic Prosecution in Mitrovica, and detained for 48 hours.
Kraja is suspected of investing in the opening of betting points in Kosovo, giving the program, the link and the operating codes to different people, even investing in their businesses. According to the investigations, Kraja received 60% of the profit from the bets that were placed.
Ardit Kraja is known as a powerful businessman in Albania, with at least 7 companies. While gambling was legal, he had one of the largest betting companies in the country.
Ardit Kraja is also known as the roommate of Ilda Bejleri. The couple has a daughter from their relationship.
Years ago, it was widely reported in the media that Kraja was threatened by Ervis Martinaj, who was a rival in the gambling business.
When the Special Prosecutor's Office of Kosovo filed an indictment against gambling workers in Kosovo, Skerdi Feros, Sokol Stafajt, Alban Petit, Lulzim Paqaradës, Fidan Hoxhes, Gasper Kačinarit, Jozef Gjinit, Fisnik Sadrijat, Flakron Kurtesh and Rrezarta Miftaraj, described them as engaged in Ardit Kraja.
"...the accused in this case used to work for the bookies of the citizen of Albania, Ardit Kraja, and after April 2019, when gambling in Kosovo, they "simply continued with the same activities", according to the indictment of the Prosecutor's Office.