Bajrush Sejdiu | |
Native Name: | Бајруш Сејдиу |
Birth Date: | 19 September 1968 |
Birth Place: | Kumanovo SFRY (today: Macedonia) |
Nationality: | Albanian |
Citizenship: | Macedonia |
Years Active: | 1990-2008 |
Organization: | Bajrush Gang |
Known For: | Tobacco smuggling |
Successor: | Nezimci Gang |
Criminal Charge: | Money laundering, tobacco smuggling, violence, narcotics trade, illegal arms, extortion, bribery, fraud, |
Conviction Penalty: | 5 years (2010)[1] 11 years (2011) |
Conviction Status: | Arrested |
Spouse: | Avdie Sejdiu |
Relatives: | brother Naim Seferi cousin Ekrem Ameti[2] brother in law of Hashim Thaci |
Allegiance: | Bajrush Gang |
Conviction: | 2 |
Reward Amount: | none |
Capture Status: | Imprisoned since 2008[3] |
Wanted By: | Law enforcement in the Republic of Macedonia |
Partners: | Remzi Ramani (distributor) Nove Nikolovski (bookkeeper) Fatmir Sulejmanov (security) 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]