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Bajrush Sejdiu

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Bajrush Sejdiu
Бајруш Сејдиу
Born (1968-09-19) September 19, 1968 (age 56)
NationalityAlbanian
CitizenshipMacedonia
Occupation(s)Crime Boss, gangster, racketeer
Years active1990-2008
OrganizationBajrush Gang
Known forTobacco smuggling
SuccessorNezimci Gang
Criminal statusArrested
SpouseAvdie Sejdiu
Relativesbrother Naim Seferi
cousin Ekrem Ameti[3]
brother in law of Hashim Thaci
AllegianceBajrush Gang
Conviction(s)2
Criminal chargeMoney laundering, tobacco smuggling, violence, narcotics trade, illegal arms, extortion, bribery, fraud,
Penalty5 years (2010)[1]
11 years (2011)
Reward amount
none
Capture status
Imprisoned since 2008[2]
Wanted by
Law enforcement in the Republic of Macedonia
Partner(s)Kosovo Remzi Ramani (distributor)
North Macedonia Nove Nikolovski (bookkeeper)
North Macedonia Fatmir Sulejmanov (security)
North Macedonia Naim Seferi (distributor)

Bajrush Sejdiu (Macedonian Cyrillic: Бајруш Сејдиу) is a Macedonian criminal of Albanian[4] descent that was arrested in police action "Ash" in 2008. He was convicted and sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2011 for money laundering and violence in "Ash 2" case.[5] In his reign, he owned several companies in Kumanovo: Tobacco factory,[6] Zhito-Mel, Ken, Bibrok, Iskra, FC Milano, and Milano Arena.[7] After his arrest around 200 workers are out of a job.[8]

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