an hour agoSPAK sends 24 people charged with drug trafficking and money laundering for trial
Periskopi(22 days ago)
(22 days ago)The Special Prosecutor against Corruption and Organised Crime (SPAK) has concluded the investigation and has sent 24 persons charged with international drug trafficking to trial, group participation structured criminal and money laundering within the folder “Ura”, which has been investigated since 2019.
According to joint investigations with the Bari Anti-Mafia Prosecutor in Italy, the criminal group consisting of Albanian and Italian citizens allegedly operated from Albania with exuberance in Italy, organising the traffic and distribution of large quantities of cocaine coming from South America to European Union countries, while communications between members were carried out even through the encrypted SkyECC platform.
According to SPAK, authorities have documented considerable drug seizures in Italy and the Netherlands, including amounts ranging from several kilograms to over 2 tonnes of cocaine, as well as hundreds of kilograms of cannabis. Over 4m euros of tea have been seized in total, while identified and sequentised assets are estimated at around 12m euros.
The SPAK stresses that traffic revenues were allegedly cleared through various economic activities and transported by international transport means to avoid raids, while investigations into property related to defendants still follow. /Periscope
