Part of a criminal group/ A 50 year old Turkish man is extradited from Georgia

Extradited from Georgia, 1 Turkish citizen. The extradited person is accused by the GJKKO, that during the period 2020-2021, he was a member of a structured criminal group that illegally transported immigrants, mainly to Italy, by boat. As a result of the coordination of actions with counterparts in Georgia, Interpol Tirana finalized the procedure for […]

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