An Albanian double killer who posed as a Kosovan refugee to enter the UK illegally has been extradited back to his native country after living here freely for almost two decades.
Father-of-four Avni Metra, 53, came to Britain in 1998, a year after carrying out the brutal murder of two brothers, and was later sentenced to 25 years in prison in his absence.
He fought to stay in the UK despite being entitled to be retried in Albania, arguing that he would not get a fair trial.
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Metra, who was living in Borehamwood, was arrested by Scotland Yard detectives on June 8 as he drove through Watford.
The Home Office said it is making efforts to strip him of British citizenship, which he was awarded after lying about his true identity while on the run from Albanian police.
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Metra was extradited on 21 February 2017 after the High Court refused to grant him leave to appeal against the decision of the district judge to send the case to the Secretary of State.
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