Bajrush Sejdiu

Bajrush Sejdiu
Native name Бајруш Сејдиу
Born (1968-09-19) September 19, 1968
Kumanovo
SFRY (today: Macedonia)
Residence Shtip prison
Nationality Albanian
Other names Bajrush
Citizenship Macedonia
Occupation Crime Boss, gangster, racketeer
Years active 1990-2008
Organization Bajrush Gang
Known for Tobacco smuggling
Notable work Tobacco smuggling to Kosovo
Home town Kumanovo
Successor Nezimci Gang
Criminal charge Money laundering, tobacco smuggling, violence, narcotics trade, illegal arms, extortion, bribery, fraud,
Criminal penalty 5 years (2010)[1]
11 years (2011)
Criminal status Arrested
Spouse(s) Avdie Sejdiu
Relatives brother Naim Seferi
cousin Ekrem Ameti[2]
brother in law of Hashim Thaci
Allegiance Bajrush Gang
Conviction(s) 2
Reward amount
none
Capture status
Imprisoned since 2008[3]
Wanted by
Law enforcement in the Republic of Macedonia
Partner(s) Kosovo Remzi Ramani (distributor)
Republic of Macedonia Nove Nikolovski (bookkeeper)
Republic of Macedonia Fatmir Sulejmanov (security)
Republic of 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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