Fugitive Australian drug baron who live in TRNC arrested

One of Australia’s most wanted criminals, drug baron Mark Buddle was reportedly arrested on his way back to his refuge in North Cyprus.

According to report by Yeniduzen it was claimed in international press reports that he had been arrested by the FBI, while the local press claimed that he had been arrested by the TRNC police, sent to Ankara and handed over to Interpol.

Yeniduzen writes that when it contacted the local police, no official statement was issued.

Aside from drug smuggling, in 2010, Buddle became a person of interest following the murder of a security guard.

According to a report published this February by Kibris Gerçek, Mark Douglas Buddle, who was forbidden to enter Turkey, entered the country the TRNC on July 7, 2021 with a 30-day visa.

Meanwhile, the Home Office announced that Mark Buddle, allegedly one of Australia's most wanted drug lords, was 'deported'.

In the statement made by the Ministry of Interior, it was announced that Buddle, who was deported on July 8, 2022, was taken to Ankara under the supervision of two police officers on July 10, 2022 and handed over to the authorities of the Republic of Turkey.

The Ministry also announced that the legal proceedings for the extradition of deported Mark Douglas Buddle to his home country in Ankara continue.

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