Part of Jetmir Pepa’s group, Aleks Pepaj seeks change to security measure

Aleks Pepaj, suspected of being a member of the criminal group led by Jetmir Pepa, has appealed to the Special Court of Appeal the decision by the Special Court Against Corruption and Organized Crime that left him under the security measure of “arrest in prison.”

Pepaj is accused of drug trafficking and laundering the proceeds of criminal activity. He was extradited from the United Arab Emirates on June 5, after being declared internationally wanted following the operation against Jetmir Pepa’s criminal group.

According to the investigation, the group is suspected of having operated during 2019-2021 in Latin America, Belgium and the Netherlands, while in 2020 alone it is suspected of having trafficked or attempted to traffic about 7.5 tons of cocaine to Europe.