In a photo thought to have been shot in Colombia, where he is believed to be hiding, a fugitive suspected drug boss is depicted grinning deviously.
The Western Australian Police Department believes that suspected fugitive Arash ‘The Kid’ Embrahimi Far is residing in a South American country and is still actively involved in narcotics shipments to the state.
Efforts by the police to extradite Embrahimi Far to Western Australia have been thwarted for the past 18 months.
Officers think they have sufficient evidence to repatriate and prosecute Embrahimi Far, but attribute the delay to bureaucratic procedures in Canberra.
The photograph of Embrahimi Far grinning for the camera while wearing a T-shirt with a Spanish slogan has further infuriated the authorities pursuing his extradition.
Embrahimi Far (left) has not been seen since he left the country, but police claim he is still providing drugs to Washington.
Even in the darkness, you are called to shine, the shirt reads, which immediately translates to: “Even in the darkness, you are called to shine.”
It is the first time the alleged drug trafficker has been spotted since he departed Australia.
The paperwork to extradite Embrahimi Far was approved by the Department of Public Prosecutions in 2021, but it currently resides in the office of Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus.
Finding Embrahimi Far was not the difficult part, WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch told the West Australian; returning him to Australia was.
“I’m not blaming the (Attorney-Department), General’s I’m criticizing the process,” she said, “because we still have a man continuing his criminal enterprise from overseas to hurt West Australians, and he’s not the only one.”
By traveling abroad, you can expand that. While we are going through the process to charge and convict him and bring him back, narcotics can still enter the nation due to the process.’
As drug and organized crime crackdowns pushed offenders out of the state and even beyond, he stated that the extradition procedure would become increasingly crucial for WA police.
The newspaper cited a representative for the Attorney-office General’s as stating that extradition issues could take time depending on the intricacy of the request and the cooperation of the country where the suspected offender was located.
The representative stated, “It can take anywhere from a few months to many years for a case to be resolved, especially if the defendant appeals at each stage of the legal procedure.”
The spokesperson stated that she was unable to comment on the progress of Emahimi Far’s case.
A police official for the state of Washington corroborated police allegations that Embrahimi Far is still involved in the distribution of methamphetamine throughout the state.
He said, “It is alleged that he continues to supervise organized crime activity in Western Australia from a foreign location, believed to be Colombia.”
It is crucial that we identify, locate, and prosecute all members of organized crime groups, regardless of where they are in the world, since methamphetamine represents a huge threat to the Western Australia community.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Embrahimi Far is urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 1800 333 000.