Spanish police have captured the leader of a drug cartel who had been on the run for 10 years.
He was long considered one of the most wanted criminals in Europe.
The name of the man, who is of Albanian origin, has not been disclosed.
However, it is noted that he founded a criminal group, which included people from Albania and Kosovo, TASS reports.
Between 2014 and 2018, he made illegal income from the distribution of illegal substances. During this time, he enriched himself by more than 4 million euros, and then went on the run.
The National Police detained him in the Spanish capital, Madrid.
In Belgium, a man was sentenced to almost 30 years in prison after being found guilty on 13 counts.
We are talking about the trade in prohibited substances, the creation of organized crime groups, and document forgery.
It was in Belgium that the group operated. Here they had drug farms, the products of which were distributed throughout Europe.
