Citizen Xhuljano Hoxha has been arrested in the United Kingdom, with the aim of extradition to Albania.
Hoxha was declared internationally wanted, after the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime in Tirana, with the decision dated April 22, 2025, assigned the security measure "Arrest in prison" for the criminal offenses: Cultivation of narcotic plants, Structured criminal group, Committing criminal offenses by a structured criminal group and criminal organization.
According to investigations, Hoxha is suspected of being a member of a criminal group that cultivated narcotic plants in greenhouses in the village of Drenovicë, Berat, during 2022, police announced.
Interpol Tirana, in cooperation with Interpol Manchester, is expected to organize his extradition to Albania.
