NAMES/ CRIMINAL group that trafficked COCIN from South America to Italy is hit, among those arrested are 6 Albanians from Elbasan!!

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NAMES/ CRIMINAL group that trafficked COCIN from South America to Italy is hit,
ITALY

The State Police has participated in an operation initiated by the Italian authorities, to destroy a criminal group that was trafficking cocaine with vehicles from South America to sell in Italy and Central European countries .

As a result, 12 citizens have been arrested as part of this mega-operation and 8 others are being investigated.

In Albania , the police have arrested, for extradition purposes, 5 members of the Group identified as:  Igli Dervishi, Shkëlqim Pashja, Ervin Dema, Edmond Zhuja and Genti Berisha .

Further, as a result of the provision of information by Albanian Police structures, and its exchange with Spanish counterparts, the Albanian citizen with a criminal record, Gerardo Pashja alias Astrit Pashja, was arrested in Spain.

Also, during the development of this mega-operation, in Albania, citizen MM, 28 years old, was identified and declared wanted, who is also wanted for other criminal offenses.

Police announcement:

The State Police is part of the international police mega-operation codenamed "ICARO.AL".

The mega-operation initiated by the Italian authorities, to destroy a criminal group that was trafficking cocaine in vehicles from South America to sell in Italy and Central European countries.

So far, 12 citizens have been arrested as part of this mega-operation and 8 others are being investigated.

Five Albanian citizens, accused of being members of the group, are located in Albania and arrested for extradition purposes.

Further, information provided by the Albanian Police enabled the capture in Spain of another member of the group, also a citizen with a criminal record.

1 Albanian citizen, currently wanted for other criminal offenses, is identified and declared wanted for the same charge.

As part of the mega-operation "ICARO.AL", the Structures for the Investigation of Organized Crime at the DPPSH, those of the Tirana and Elbasan Local Police Directorates, the Directorate of the Special Operational Force, the National Security Force Tirana Unit, as well as the Guardia di Finanza, in cooperation with SPAK, arrested the following citizens:

In handcuffs in Albania: Igli Dervishi, Shkëlqim Pashja, Ervin Dema, Edmond Zhuja and Genti Berisha .

Further, as a result of the provision of information by Albanian Police structures, and its exchange with Spanish counterparts, the Albanian citizen with a criminal record, Gerardo Pashja alias Astrit Pashja, was arrested in Spain.

Also, during the development of this mega-operation, in Albania, citizen MM, 28 years old, was identified and declared wanted, who is also wanted for other criminal offenses.

In coordination with partners, work is underway to locate and arrest this citizen.

These citizens are accused by the Court of Brescia, Italy, of having organized as a group, trafficked the narcotic drug Cocaine from South America, through vehicles modified to conceal the narcotic substance, and sold it in cities in Italy and in Central European countries.

Interpol Tirana is cooperating with counterparts to finalize the extraditions of arrested citizens.

The procedural materials were passed to SPAK for further action.


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