Bulgaria Police Arrest 'Most Wanted' Lithuania Mafia Boss

Daktaras, who lived in Bulgaria under a fake identity, was sought by Lithuanian authorities for some 30 murders as well as kidnappings, blackmail, drugs trafficking and illegal arms possession. Photo by 15min.lt

Bulgarian police have detained one of the most wanted men in Lithuania, Henrikas Daktaras, after he was found living in Bulgaria under a fake identity.

Lithuanian mafia boss, Daktaras, was arrested in the Bulgarian Black Sea resort Kranevo after an international operation which involved British, Norwegian and Spanish police, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry reported late Monday.

52-year-old Daktaras is "a leading mafia figure in the Baltic state" and "an extremely dangerous criminal" according to a Ministry statement.

Daktaras, who lived in Bulgaria under a fake identity, was sought by Lithuanian authorities for some 30 murders as well as kidnappings, blackmail, drugs trafficking and illegal arms possession, the Ministry concluded.

Bulgarian authorities have notified their Lithuanian colleagues about the arrest and were preparing to extradite Daktaras, it added.

 

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