Albanian police on Tuesday arrested the fugitive Turkish founder of crypto-exchange Thodex, wanted by Interpol for suspected crypto fraud and at large for a year, police and media said.
Albanian and Turkish media identified the suspect as Faruk Fatih Ozer. The Turkish interior ministry said authorities had launched extradition proceedings.
Police referred to the suspect only by the initials F.O. and said the 28-year-old was arrested in the southern resort area of Himare along with two Albanian helpers in an operation codenamed "Brain".