By AFP
DUBAI: Police in Dubai said three individuals accused of a litany of crimes, including drugs and human trafficking, were extradited to Belgium, authorities said on Sunday.
Officials said the three suspects had been wanted in Belgium in connection with cases of 鈥渃ross-border organised crime鈥.
In December, reports first surfaced that one of Belgium鈥檚 most wanted international drug traffickers, Othman El Ballouti, had been arrested in Dubai.
Ballouti was among the three names provided by Dubai police in a statement.
鈥淭he three suspects, Mathias Akyazili, Giorgi Faes, and Othman El Ballouti, face several serious criminal charges, including operating a notorious gang, trafficking narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, committing robbery, and engaging in human trafficking,鈥 read the statement released by the government of Dubai鈥檚 media office.
Authorities said the three Belgian nationals were taken into custody based on INTERPOL red notices issued against them in an operation 鈥渢hat showcas