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District Prosecutor's Office - Kyustendil conducts extradition proceedings initiated in connection with an issued European Arrest Warrant against the Albanian citizen M.D.

(36 years old), the prosecution reported.

On 27.08.2022, he was detained upon entering Bulgaria at the Gueshevo border crossing.

It was found that he had an EAW issued against him by the judicial authorities in Austria for the purpose of extradition.

Information was received in the case that M.D.

is wanted for drug trafficking.

He evaded justice and hid from the competent authorities in foreign countries.

By decree of the District Prosecutor's Office - Kyustendil M.D.

was detained for a period of up to 72 hours, after which a request was submitted to the court to take a remand measure "detention in custody" against him.

The court respected him and left him in custody.

drug trafficking

Austria

Albania

Güeshevo border crossing