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Wrestler turned hitman for the Kinahan Cartel fighting extradition to Lithuania

Imre Arakas, 62, is a former wrestler, actor and Estonian separatist who fought against the Soviet Union. As of late, Arakas, who the press have nicknamed ‘the butcher’, has been accused of working as a hitman.

Arakas’ suspected criminal activity allegedly began after he was released from prison in the late 80s. He had been serving time in a Russian jail for his freedom fighting activities. When the Soviet Union fell, Arakas reportedly turned to organized crime.

In Europe Arakas’ is accused of being involved in a brutal gang war between Estonian and Russian gangs that raged throughout the 1990s and killed over a hundred people.