{"id":59131,"date":"2023-08-26T19:27:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T17:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=59131"},"modified":"2023-08-26T19:27:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T17:27:17","slug":"wanted-in-180-countries-albanian-known-as-el-gordo-arrested-in-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wanted-in-180-countries-albanian-known-as-el-gordo-arrested-in-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanted in 180 countries, Albanian known as &#8220;El Gordo&#8221; arrested in Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">The Spanish media write that the Albanian citizen Besnik Nikolli, otherwise known as Niko or El Gordo, has been arrested in Colombia after a police action against cocaine trafficking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Nikolli has been wanted by the French authorities for two years due to his involvement in drug trafficking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Spanish media write that El Gordo was wanted in more than 180 countries around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He was an immportant person who had connections with various gangs of Albanians in countries such as Germany, Holland, France and also from Albania and it is suspected that he had gone to Colombia to ensure direct contacts of cocaine traffic to Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;The information possessed by the investigative body pointed out that the arrested person with the nickname &#8216;Niko&#8217; carried out drug trafficking in France, Albania, the Netherlands and Germany. 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