The Empire of Albanian brothers in the middle of London that had a barbershop base

From outside it looked like any common barbershop. Situated between a charity store and another with used appliances, CSG Barbers offered shaving and haircuts. But behind those doors lay a casino where drug dealers and criminals bets of thousands of pounds while served by beautiful waitresses.

This illegal dig was discovered by police, who cuffed two Albanian brothers who distributed cocaine from southeastern London to central London.

The duo made over 40,000 pounds a day, with a network of Romanian distributors distributing drugs in Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Stafforshire.

Drugs were sent to at least 145 users a day, often wrapped in lottery tickets.

British The Sun, which conveys the details above, has made the whole way police authorities managed to destroy the criminal empire of the two Diamond brothers and Edward Haziri, analyzing some 1.2 million messages, conversations in the Whatsapp and phone calls.

Scarface poster

The brothers lived a life of luxury. Expensive cars, Rolex clocks, brand clothes like Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Louis Vuitton and Moncler. Even for their wives, they would not be spared, in the shoes of Christian Louboute and Valentino. The same for children.

Edmund, 36-year-old, had a gold necklace dressed in 30 carat diamonds.

He and Edward, 34, had appointed their cousins Gazmend Hoxha 47-year-old and an old school friend, Alban Krasniqi, 34, mediator for “Eddie Line”, the name that had once been directed by their father.

When police raided Krasniqi's residence in Blackheath Hill in south London on March 2022, they found a Scarface film poster on the wall. The police also discovered some mobile phones but were unable to locate the main telephone used for orders. At this point they got a dog who managed to find the iPhone in a neighbor's garden after Krasniqi threw it out the window. Officers managed to get access to the phone after seeing the footage of security cameras, where 34-year-old showed up setting up PIN.

Authorities knew the two Albanian brothers were “koka” on the drug market, but they had no idea they were also running an illegal casino.

Detective Kane Martin of Derbyshire police, who ran the operation, said Moorhania was a camouflage: For passersby, there could be no doubt about what was going on inside, but I don't think the guy who went in was going for haircuts, because clearly it wasn't a place to relax”.

“The poker shell in the basement was managed and operated by Edmond. It was an advanced and expensive” environment.

From the front door, it looked like nothing, but people were getting in through a waiting corridor, being surprised by the cameras before they were allowed to pass through the door to take down to the” casino.

“In the court we presented evidence of several poker games and blackjack tables, where hundreds of thousands of pounds were placed while waitresses served liquor”.

Edward managed his family's restaurant, D'Angelo, in the affluent area of Orpington. This was also an important meeting place between brothers and their relatives to deliver money from drugs.

Security images taken by police officers showed criminals counting cash in the kitchen before putting them in envelopes.

The brothers ' parents both worked at the bar in question, but no charges have been made against them.

Hoxha's “Rol as a mediator was very important, as he traveled to London to get the cocaine and delivered the revenue. In February 2022, we believe they managed to make up 40,000 pounds in a single day. Krasniqi was the main person for the group's operation and ran Eddie Line. He was well known in the area for distributing good quality cocaine from Albanians”, Detective Martin said further.

Deadly Drug Cards

We had to examine 1.2 million telecommunications data and more than 45 different phones as part of the operation. We had a big analytical job, since the group often dropped the phones they used and bought new numbers. Finally, when the money went to London, we were able to prove where the” was coming from.

Police investigations began in early 2020, after officers spotted a car driver carrying out suspicious movements in Derbyshire's Swadlinte area. Suspects that he was related to drug distribution led to the launch of the code-named Operation Wildflower. Wildflower).

Car surveillance and stoppages connected the network with the brothers.

The brothers were at the top and away from the customer base, not getting involved in the chain of operation. But we knew it was they who ran Eddie Line”, The detective added further.

Police undertook a series of Mars operations last year. Derby's court was introduced to the fact that the gang had circulated a total of 9kg of cocaine, estimated to be worth 1.1 million pounds.

Nine people were sentenced to 70 years in total prison for their roles in the venture, including the two brothers. Edmond was sentenced to 15 years of freedom, while Edward was sentenced to 15 years and 6 months. Hoxha was sentenced to 11 years, Krasniqi to 9 years.

The Sun writes that over the past 20 years, “Albanian criminals have taken control of the cocaine market in the United Kingdom after forming an alliance with the deadly Latin American cartels. The most notorious is Hellbanianz, located in eastern London”. / Tv Klan