Trafficing 7kg of pure cocaine, Albanian arrested in Italy

This is the result of a record selection by Traviso Police Staff officers yesterday, during a routine patrol in San Trovaso, in Preganziol municipality.

A 44-year-old Albanian, living as the Italian Clandestin, was arrested and charged with possession of narcotics with the purpose of trafficking.

It was not a long investigation that caught the attention of the courier, but the clinical eye of a patrol car. Forbidden for a routine traffic check, forty-four-year-old showed excessive nervousness and unwarranted responses that prompted officers to further inspect the”, informs media Italian.

The surprise came when officers looked into the space between the back seat and the passenger seat ahead. There was a seemingly harmless backpack, but when it opened, it discovered the load. 14 blocks of white dust ready to be thrown into the market. The immediate analysis of police station reactions confirmed the allegations: it was high quality cocaine.

According to investigators' estimates, a similar amount was meant to supply Traviso's area and its surrounding area for weekend holidays. After being cut off and distributed in retail, drugs would have generated a ride of several hundred thousand euros.

In addition to the drug, police seized Albania's mobile phone: analyzing its contacts and messages will be essential to identifying suppliers and recipient of charge.

Last night's seizure represents a record for Traviso's police headquarters, passing last summer's major operation called “Focus 23x1> In that case, the Flying Square team destroyed a Dominican drug trafficking organisation that operated between Venice and Emilia-Rmagna regions, with twenty-three suspects and two arrests.