Israel asks Ukraine to extradite the head of an international drug cartel
Israeli law enforcement officials have sent a request to the Kyiv prosecutor's office asking for the extradition of a suspect wanted for organizing a powerful international drug cartel, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
This was reported by the press service of the Kyiv prosecutor's office.
“The International Cooperation Department of the Kiev Prosecutor’s Office has processed a request from the competent authorities of the State of Israel for the extradition of a citizen of the United States and the State of Israel, who was on the international wanted list and was detained in Kyiv in March of this year,” the message says.
As noted, a citizen with dual citizenship is wanted by the competent authorities of the State of Israel on charges of managing a powerful criminal organization that has established a massive sale of narcotic substances using popular instant messengers and social networks, involving minors in the use of dangerous drugs and participating in other crimes committed by criminals. organization.
The crimes are extraditional and the statute of limitations for bringing criminal liability for their commission has not expired.
“Since this person is on the international wanted list and may further flee from justice, the prosecutor’s office has established sufficient grounds to apply to the court with a request to apply extradition arrest to the detainee for a period of 60 days until the issue of his extradition is resolved at the request of the competent authorities of the State of Israel,” – added the prosecutor’s office.
Now this petition is fully supported by the Shevchenkovsky District Court of Kyiv.
Israel asks Ukraine to extradite the head of an international drug cartel.