A 28-year-old man from Durres was arrested today by local police, as part of the operation codenamed "Ghost" and with the aim of extradition to Spain, as an internationally wanted person for serious charges that risk a sentence of up to a quarter of a century in prison.
Ilirjan Mici is accused by Spanish authorities of being a member of a criminal organization that trafficked narcotics. Interpol Madrid has also been notified of extradition proceedings.
"As a result of the checks carried out based on information provided by police intelligence, regarding the location of a citizen on international wanted list, the Operational Services of the Durrës Local Police Directorate, in cooperation with the Narcotics Investigation Section, have organized and finalized the police operation codenamed "Ghost". During this operation, citizen IM, 28 years old, (Ilirjan Mici) resident of the village of Likmetaj, Durrës, was captured in Durrës and arrested for the purpose of extradition to Spain," the local police announced.
Mici was declared an international wanted person after the Court of Madrid, Spain, with a decision dated December 28, 2023, assigned him the security measure of "prison arrest", for the criminal offenses of "criminal organization", "drug trafficking" and "laundering the proceeds of crime", according to the Spanish Criminal Code.
For these offenses, the maximum penalty provided is 26 years in prison. Interpol Tirana and Interpol Madrid will carry out the procedures for the extradition of this citizen to Spain.