
A criminal group that sold drugs in bars in Tirana and then trafficked them to Kosovo has been cracked down on by Albanian police.
As part of the operation codenamed "Tentacles", 5 people were arrested, while 5 others are wanted.
The arrested are Dritan Uka, Alban Grori alias Alban Gruri, Mehdi Gjoka, Ylber Tahiri alias Ylli Hida and Ramazan Doçi.
The police say that these people are accused of being organized as a group since 2019 and having obtained the narcotic Cannabis Sativa from various areas in Kruja and Dibër, and then selling it in bars in Tirana, and trafficking it to Kosovo.
"The investigations suspect that 10 citizens are collaborators in the commission of these criminal offenses, with 11 citizens identified by the Gjirokastra Police, during the police operation codenamed "Crossborder line", in November 2024," the police say.
Police announcement:
The police operation codenamed "Tentacles" is being finalized, to crack down on a criminal group implicated since 2019 in the sale and trafficking of Cannabis.
10 members of the group have been identified, who sold narcotics in bars in Tirana and trafficked them to Kosovo.
Five of them are arrested. The other five are declared wanted.
As part of the "Tentacles" operation, the Directorate for Organized Crime Investigation of the Criminal Police Department of the DPSSh, in cooperation with the Tirana DVP and the Dibër DVP, as well as under the direction of the Tirana Prosecution Office, executed the security measure "Arrest in prison", determined by the Tirana Court, for the following citizens: DU, 45 years old; AG alias AG, 47 years old; M. Gj., 56 years old; YT alias YH, 51 years old and RD, 30 years old.
Also, within the framework of this operation, citizens AD alias AD, 51 years old, AD, 48 years old, NG, 35 years old, ET, 24 years old and IP, 34 years old, were identified and declared wanted.
These citizens are accused of having organized as a group, since 2019, obtained the narcotic substance Cannabis Sativa, from various areas in Krujë and Dibër, and then sold it in bars in Tirana, and trafficked it to Kosovo. The investigations suspect that the 10 citizens are collaborators in the commission of these criminal offenses, with 11 citizens identified by the Gjirokastra Police, during the police operation codenamed "Crossborder line", in November 2024.
Work is underway to bring all members of the group to criminal responsibility.
The procedural materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office for further action.