TIRANA, May 23 – Interpol Tirana announced Wednesday that Jorgo Avdi Muzaka (Agur Avdi Musaku), 33, was arrested in Greece last week. Muzaka is accused of being a member of the Lushnja gang of Aldo Bare.
Muzaka was wanted on an international arrest warrant for participation in criminal organizations and other charges.
Muzaka was arrested on the island of Rhodes in Greece and is expected to be extradited to Albania.
Alfred Shkurti, reported leader of the Banda Aldo Bare crime gang, was arrested in the Turkish capital in March 2006 and has been in jail since then, pending trial. The appeals court on Feb. 7 annulled Shkurti’s extradition decision on technical grounds and ordered a new trial.
Albanian prosecutors say Shkurti, who also goes by the name Aldo Bare, was responsible for more than 15 murders and several hijackings, as well as the destruction of property and the desecration of graves.
The gang Shkurti allegedly led operated out of Albania, Turkey, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Romania, trafficking drugs to Western Europe, according to Albanian Interior Ministry. (Tirana Times Staff)
Member of Aldo Bare gang arrested in Greece
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