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Europol strikes Colombia-Spain cocaine trafficking, Albanians financed it from Dubai! Millions of euros, weapons and luxury cars seized (VIDEO)

2025-01-24 16:21:46Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Europol strikes Colombia-Spain cocaine trafficking, Albanians financed it from
Seized money

An international cocaine trafficking organization has been dismantled following a EUROPOL superoperation in several countries.

Within this network were also Albanians, who are accused of acting as investors by providing the necessary finances to pay producers for cocaine shipments from Colombia or Ecuador, destined for the shores of Europe.

The organization is accused of trafficking through financing 7.2 tons of cocaine that was seized. Also seized were 6.5 million euros in cash, 1.5 million euros in gold or valuable items and jewelry, 48 weapons and luxury cars.

The group consisted of Albanians, Colombians and Spaniards. The first transit point where the narcotics landed was Spain, where they were then distributed throughout Europe and with separate roles, with the Albanians also financing from Dubai.

The investigation began in 2022 and spanned 3 continents. The operation was divided into three phases, during which 48 firearms, 53 bank accounts, 6.5 million euros in cash, over 7 tons of drugs, and 35 cars, 8 of which were luxury, were seized.

The Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil), supported by Europol, announced today (24 January) that it has dismantled a large-scale drug trafficking network in an investigation involving Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama. The suspects are believed to have been involved in the wholesale acquisition and distribution of cocaine across the EU, as well as money laundering. The raid was coordinated by Europol’s Operational Task Force.

The network includes Latin America, Europe and the Middle East.

The investigation launched in June 2022 uncovered this drug trafficking network operating on three continents. The members of the network – citizens from Albania, Bulgaria, Colombia and Spain – organized the trafficking of large quantities of cocaine from the country of origin to Europe. Each of them took on different roles within the logistics chain. Colombian citizens handled shipments from Colombia to Europe, while Bulgarian, Colombian and Spanish citizens supervised the receipt and further distribution of the drugs. Rescue teams hid in a container to secretly enter the port and, with the help of corrupt workers, removed the cocaine at night.

“Other Albanian members, based in Dubai, acted as investors – they provided the necessary finances to pay the producers for shipments from Colombia. Members of the network also laundered the proceeds of their crimes. Intelligence suggests that the criminal network had the capacity to receive up to one ton of cocaine per week. Shipments were made via air cargo and sea containers. In October 2024, authorities seized 4.1 tons of cocaine in Panama, bound for Spain, in connection with this network. The network is suspected of being linked to cocaine seizures amounting to over seven tons,” the EUROPOL statement said.

Law enforcement authorities had also seized two tons of cocaine in Spain since the beginning of the investigation.


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