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Journalist Artan Hoxha has spoken about the extradition of the well-known drug lord Gëzim Çela.
Invited to the show Te Paespozuarit, with Ylli Rakipin Hoxha, he said that he had connections with the most important politicians of the country.
He added that he has met them personally and this has turned him into a powerful man who has been wanted for crimes and other criminal activities for a long time.
"He had no convictions, but he had friendships with the country's most important politicians, even meeting them personally. You cannot become an important person at these levels of this world without having political connections and corrupting law enforcement people. .
Gëzim Çela was extradited from Kosovo today. He was arrested in the village of Dardani near Ferizaj, in the company of two women from Albania and a citizen of Kosovo. Been looking for a long time. What created a myth and halo for him is the fact that even though he was wanted, he stayed in Albania, did business, had strong ties with law enforcement agencies and politics.
In fact, his career is very long, one of those who can be called the founder of organized crime. It has a history since the 90s. He was a member of the special forces, he also worked in the criminal police, he was also a companion of the headliners. At the beginning of the 2000s, the stories with the Albanian police began. In Italy, in the 90s, he was also accused of killing two carabinieri, after a collision. He was arrested in Albania on behalf of the Italian side. Expected severe punishment, tried to prevent extradition.
I remember we gave him the name "drug lord" because we needed a front page headline, there wasn't enough space and all his charges were long, the only charge he didn't have was drug trafficking, it was like we wrote him down what would happen to you Although he was convicted, he managed to be released because he provided an epicrisis, which proved that he was endangering his life as he suffered from an incurable disease. He fled to Turkey for heroin trafficking and served prison time there. He was then brought to Albania, stayed for a while and was declared wanted.
Then we come to the recent events. The field of action was the area of ??Fushë Kuqe, Kurbini, Lezhë and Tirana. He is a man with very strong connections and a very strong reputation in his area. He had many police acquaintances, a person with a lot of influence in the area.
Gëzim Çela has been an important factor in electoral campaigns. I took out images that Gëzim Çela's vehicles were with flags. He tried to create connections with the power in power, to create facilities and continue the activity. It had impressive corrupting abilities. It had a lot of impact on state and police officials, prosecutors, judges.
He had no convictions, but he has been friends with the most important politicians of the country, even by meeting them personally. You cannot become important at these worldly levels without having political connections and corrupting law enforcement.
It is interesting how the process will go, SPAK will also try to identify its assets. It will be a tough battle, it remains to be seen. In Albanian prisons, I believe it should be the five most important people arrested", said Hoxha./ CNA
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