From Albania directed drug trafficking in Finland, SPAK details Albanian group

SPAK and Finnish authorities hit the international narcotics and synthetic trafficking network. Security measures for 11 Albanian citizens.

Details from SPAK:

The Postal Anti-Corruption and Organised Crime Prosecution is under way in co-operation with Finnish authorities under criminal prosecution No.147, recorded in 29.06.2023, for the criminal acts of “Producing and selling narcotics”, conducted in the special form of co-operation that of the structured criminal group, envisioned by net 283 and 28/4 of the Penal Code; <x2Grup, structured criminalised<3x>, designed by the 333x/ Penal Code of Penal Code, and <4>

The criminal proceedings have been recorded following the requirement for co-operation, which was presented in 21.06.23 by Finland's Crime Police Centre and the Lounais-Sooomi police, in terms of ongoing investigations into trafficking and distribution of dangerous narcotics in Finland, by structured criminal groups, composed of Albanian citizens, in close co-operation with other Finnish, European and Asian citizens.

By date, 21.11.23, under joint investigation, the Joint Investigative Team has been established, between the Special Prosecutor and Finland's Central Criminal Police, Department, near the Southwestern Finland Police Institution and Department near the Helsinki Police Institution.

After the establishment of the Joint Investigative Team, during 18 months of intensive investigation, special methods of investigation were used, including wiretapping or secret video, in public places, as well as in real time, information and evidence with the Finland National Bureau of Investigation.

The management results in:

During the 2022 and ongoing, four structured criminal groups, in which Albanian and foreign nationals have been registered. These groups, created, organised and run by Albanian citizens, have been able to traffic on the territory of the Republic of Finland, considerable quantities of high-risk narcotics or substances, including cocaine, amphetamines, cannabis, ecstasy and other psychotrope substances. Drugs were trafficked and transported by the Netherlands and Spain, and then handed over, traded, distributed in several cities in Finland, also using a well - organized network of narcotic classes/substancers, in order to provide illegal income.

The characteristic of these structured criminal groups has been their co-operation in the outworking of criminal purposes or, in some cases, members of structured criminal groups were also acting on behalf of other groups. Part of the members of these structured criminal groups have been arrested and sentenced by Finland's first degree courts for this criminal activity.

The most important episodes documented during 2022-2024 include:

Trafficking and then selling about 400kg of amphetamines, over 500kg of cannabis, as well as considerable amounts of cocaine.
Massive distribution of ecstasy tablets and other substances banned in Helsinki and other cities.
Security measures and arrests:

At the request of the Special Prosecutor, the Special Court against Corruption and Crime Organised With Decision No.52, the date 02.06.2025, has placed the measure of security “Arrest in prison”, envisioned by Article 238 of the Criminal Procedure Code against 11 Albanian citizens.

In 03.06.2025 by investigators from the National Bureau of Investigation and structures of the Directorate General of State Police has become possible to implement the security measure for 9 people under investigation.

B.S, (27.01.1985)
E.A. (alias E.T. 07.02,1991)
A.M. (07.06,1981)
C.Q (14.04.1981);
T.K. (alias T.T 15.10,1977)
G.S. (05.07.1994);
E.M. (29.05,1983)
L.H., (09.01.1983)
D.L. (07.06,1983)
During the execution of security measures, numerous checks have been exercised in housing and business environments, and the quality of material evidence have been seized:

8 vehicles
13 Mobile Phones
Various letter evidence
Officers from the National Bureau of Investigation in Finland, Helsinki police and Turk's police, Finland, have also participated in the implementation of security measures and control exercises. Special assistance in investigating this criminal prosecution has provided the Office of Nordic Interconnection Officer for Albania and Kosovo, establishing bridges between the SPAK and Finland's investigative and police authorities.

The investigation under the Joint Investigative Team is backed by “The @ON” funded by the European Commission, directed by the Italian Investigation Directorate Antimafia (DIA).