Operation “Chill broken”, Court extends detention for 22 detainees in the drug action

“reports that following the SPRK's request for continuing the detention measure against 22 defendants, the decision has been taken, and the measure has been continued for two months each, until September 3, 2025”, told “Justice Vow” Mirlinda Gashi, leader for communications with the media and the public at the Foundation Court in Pristina.

On June 19th, another organised crime suspect over narcotics trading has been assigned the detention measure, known as “The broken cell”.

Meanwhile, the Court of Appeals had rejected the alleged defence complaints as groundless, while confirming the Constitutional Court's decision in Pristina, with which 22 of those arrested in the “-Cyllill had been assigned detention measures under suspicion of drug trafficking in the region of Gjilan, Prizren and Pec.

The foundation of the June 4th constitution of 2025 defendants had assigned the detention measure to 30 days in length.

According to the Special Prosecutor's File of the Republic of Kosovo, suspected in this case, for which the prosecution launched investigations with the help of co-operation with EUROOPOL, are: Rexhepi Nikqi, Arian Krasniqi, Abbedin Gjakova, Ragip Bislimi, Armend Ismajli, Rifat Vucetaj, Erduan Ismaili, Shemsi Bahtiri, Andy Vokshi, Blerim Sharapoli, Elez Elez, Roland Beqiri, Avni Rekaliu, Edin Berisha, Ardijan Mazrekaj, Kurbin Dezdari, Ondik, Lori Tigani, Kenan Brovina, Kahraman Akzo and Musli.

According to the prosecution, there is suspicion that those mentioned from the beginning of 2019 through June 3rd 2025, being part of an organised criminal group dealing with trafficking of narcotics such as cocaine, marijuana heroin, from the United States of South America, Iran and Turkey to Kosovo, have committed criminal acts of purchase, possession, distribution and unauthorized selling of narcotics, psychotropic and analogic substances, with the aim of financial gains themselves.

According to the request, these persons are said to have allegedly completed their criminal activity initially by arranging narcotics orders to the states in question and then through group members have made sure they are hiding in containers for carrying various goods, through cargo ships, trucks and bunkers.

These bunkers have reportedly been camouflaged in special arranged sites to hide the narcotic.

In addition, it is said that this order arranged by foreign countries has been brought to Kosovo via land routes and maritime ports from Albania and Northern Macedonia.

The prosecution says that as part of the process, these members of the group mix the narcotic with bicarbon sodas and other compounds with the aim of adding weight and then package it back.

These narcotics are said to again be cornered through transport and transported to buyers in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Germany, Switzerland and other European Union states. Part of this subject is also sold in Kosovo.

With these actions, according to the Prosecutor, the suspects have managed to benefit millions of euros of illegal property, of what they suspect to have committed even “Pjes or organisation of the organised criminal group” by Article 277, par.1 of the Penal Code, concerning the “Blerja, possession, distribution and unauthorized sale of narcotics, psychotropo and analogo” by Article, 267, par.2 related to the paral Code.

In demand for the detention measure, it is said that the tools acquired by this criminal activity, some suspects have been transferred to various businesses founded by defendants and other people, while some convert it to playable and real estates (earth, homes, cars, dwellings etc). According to the Prosecutor, this was done for hiding and hiding nature and the true source of this wealth.

But how did the prosecution reach the capture of 22 persons suspected of trading drugs from abroad?

The prosecution in the motion points out that during 2024 and 2025, it has accepted part of the Sky ECC surveillance transcripts provided by France through EUROOPL and Belgium. These reports have been provided through Kosovo's co-operation with EUROOPOL and international judicial co-operation with France.

In this request, France, the Netherlands and Belgium have reportedly conducted long-standing investigation known as the “Lim” case. They in 2021 through police operations have been able to track and confiscate SkyECC servers and other countries have been seen to be involved in such operations.

One of the countries has been Kosovo, which has been recorded in the analysis of users' data from here and their conversationors. As a result, sweet information was sent to the Special Prosecutor and Police.

Initially, the prosecution had launched an investigation into Kujtim Neziright, Ardian Mazreqit and Edin Berisha, and later due to the analytical reports, it is necessary to expand the investigation into other members of the group. /Periscope/