4 hours ago1.65 tonnes of cocaine, heroin trafficked to Europe by Albanians
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Albania's State Police and the Prosecutor's Prosecutor's Office have been participants and have played an active role in another international operation, for the crackdown on high drugs. International drug operation codenamed “Goldfinger”, co-ordinated by EUROOPOL and headed by the investigation authorities in Denmark. Operation is [...]
Albania's State Police and the Prosecutor's Prosecutor's Office have been participants and have played an active role in another international operation, for the crackdown on high drugs.
International drug operation codenamed “Goldfinger”, co-ordinated by EUROOPOL and headed by the investigation authorities in Denmark. The operation has been extended to Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Albania.
According toReuters referring to Danish authorities, this organization had roots in Albania.
Danish investigative authorities as a leading country of this investigation collaborated with the Prosecutor of the Criminals in Tirana and the Department of Criminal Police in the State Police, which at the stage of the pro-active investigation, which had the focus of hitting a criminal group operating in the countries above, in the field of trafficking and distribution of narcotics, cocaine, etc.
The Department of Criminal Police in the State Police, namely the Central Investigative Directorate, in co-operation with the District Criminal Prosecutor of Tirana after exchanging information with Danish authorities, recorded criminal proceedings in 2019.
Today, in full co-ordination with EUROOPOL, the authorities of Denmark's investigation -- those of Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Slovenia and Albania -- sustained the crackdown on this criminal group at one time.
It is documented that this criminal group has trafficked over 650kg of cocaine and heroin within EU countries.
As a result of the operation, over 42 people were arrested in all countries where this investigation was extended.
Over 600 thousand euros, firearms, grenades, several vehicles, and various objects were seized.
In Albania during the operational phase were the Central Directorate of Criminal Police, the Shkodra Police Local Directorate, Tirana and Korca, where, in co-operation with the State Crimes Prosecutor, this morning in Shkodra, the arrest of citizens A was made. B., 51, resident in Shkodra, with active role (head of the criminal group), for criminal acts: “Cleaning products of criminal acts or criminal activity”, “structured criminal group” and “conducting criminal acts by criminal organisations and structured criminal group”.
Another citizen was declared in search, but due to the investigation, generals were not disclosed.
About 200,000 euros -- 10m leks, 7 vehicles -- 1 business worth an investment of over 1m euros -- were seized in Albania.
EUROOPOL and Danish authorities have thanked the State Police and the Prosecutor's Prosecutor for the demonstrated professionalism, active and very necessary role in the crackdown on this dangerous criminal group.
