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Ornado Çeta arrested in Tirana for extradition to Italy

Albanian authorities have arrested Ornado Çeta, also known as Ceta, in the Sauk area of Tirana. Çeta was wanted by Italian authorities and faces extradition to Italy.

According to the Trieste Court of Appeal, the 40-year-old was sentenced to over 21 years in prison for several serious crimes, including heavy theft, fraud, drug trafficking, possession of criminal property, assault, threats, and resisting police officers. Having already served a portion of his sentence, he has approximately 20 years and 6 months remaining.

The arrest was carried out by the FAST Albania operational sector in cooperation with the Tirana Local Police Directorate. Interpol Tirana is currently working with Interpol Rome to finalize the legal procedures required for his extradition.