Mirjan Ismaili, 52, was found guilty of perverting the course of justice following a trial at Isleworth Crown Court on February 28.
He will be sentenced at the same court on March 2.
The jury heard how Ismaili rushed to assist his friend Besnik Berisha in the immediate aftermath of the murders of Shkelqim Paja and Arber Fesko in Mill Hill on December 19, 2019.
Berisha and a second man, Kiziku Tuwizana, had attacked and fatally stabbed the pair after ambushing them in Courtlands Avenue at around 8pm that evening, Scotland Yard said.
The murderers split up, with Berisha taking Shkelqim’s body to a remote location near Elstree and dumping his body.
Within 30 minutes of the murder, Berisha called Ismaili, who rushed from his home in Ecclesbourne Close, Palmers Green, in his BMW car to meet him.
Berisha was driving a white Peugeot van that he had used to dump Shkelqim’s body. Ismaili was also insured to drive the van.
Over the next nine hours, CCTV cameras captured the van and Ismaili’s BMW driving in convoy to various locations across London as they attempted to dispose of evidence.
The van was dumped in Carson Road, Barnet, at around 3am on December 20, 2019 before the BMW was seen driving towards Berisha’s home in Friern Barnet – Ismaili then returned home.
However, on his return Ismaili parked some distance away from the space outside his house and walked home.
Footage from his Ring doorbell around the time of his arrival home was deleted in an attempt to cover his tracks.
The following day, Ismaili left the country via Eurotunnel on a pre-planned family trip but did not return as planned on January 2, 2020.
He disappeared and nothing was heard from him until his BMW was found by Italian police in February 2020.
The car was returned to the UK and traces of Shkelqim Paja’s blood were discovered in a forensic examination.
An arrest warrant had been issued and Ismaili was…
