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"Financial Times": Albanian gangs one step ahead of the police, this detail shows the power of crime

2023-02-15 16:10:10Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"Financial Times": Albanian gangs one step ahead of the police, this
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The British newspaper "Financial Times" has published an article about the criminal situation in Albania, where it has emphasized the methods used by gangs by illegally installing security cameras to monitor rivals and the police.

With the title "Albanian gangs installed hundreds of spy cameras to be one step ahead of the police", the article talks about the "illegal surveillance network that shows the power of organized crime in the Balkans".

The dismantling of 500 cameras by Albanian police proves that criminal gangs have been monitoring citizens and law enforcement, a scandal that highlights criminal power in the small Balkan nation.

The cameras, about half of which were installed in Tirana, were discovered during an investigation prompted by the explosion that occurred near the home of a police officer in Shkodër. The influence of criminal gangs has been mentioned as one of the main reasons why Albanians are leaving their country for other European countries, including Great Britain.

"Police dismantled cameras placed on electric poles, in the street, to collect information for criminal purposes," Albanian police said in a statement on Tuesday.

Their deployment was aimed at obtaining information about police movements.

Gangs used remote-controlled cameras to monitor rivals and police movements to stay one step ahead of law enforcement, according to a report by the Balkan Investigative Journalism Network, which cited locals testifying to "illegal activity, threats and the fear" of gangs, which they have to live with every day.

Prime Minister Edi Rama said that the police operation was "a bit like a paradoxical situation as we are accused of not taking measures and we are also accused when we take measures".

"The fact that the police acted on this issue, a problem for decades, means that the government is inclined and focused on fighting organized crime," said Rama. He added that not all the cameras were linked to criminal networks and that "some were for individual use, although not legal".

Ish-ministri Aldo Bumçi tha se grupet kriminale kishin ndërtuar një rrjet global të trafikut të narkotikëve dhe po pastronin paratë në Tiranë.

Kartelet shqiptare të drogës punësojnë dhjetëra mijëra familje në vend për të rritur marijuanën, tha Bumçi, duke përdorur paratë, lidhjet me Evropën Perëndimore për të operuar gjithashtu një rrjet global të kontrabandës së heroinës dhe kokainës.

Rama e kundërshtoi këtë, duke thënë se “Kultivimi i kanabisit ka rënë në mënyrë drastike dhe operacionet e suksesshme policore në bashkëpunim me partnerët ndërkombëtarë”. . . flasin për rritjen e efektivitetit në luftimin e krimit ndërkombëtar dhe atij të brendshëm”.

Last year, the European Commission criticized Albania, an EU candidate, for a proposed law offering amnesty for deposits of up to 2 million euros in Albanian banks without penalty, taxing transfers at a rate of up to 10 percent.

A US State Department report released last year said Tirana should continue efforts to reform justice, strengthen anti-money laundering regulations and oversight, and work to combat the influence of organized crime.

"Violent crime in Albania is often associated with organized crime. Judges, prosecutors, police and journalists have been subject to threats," he said.

"Financial Times": Albanian gangs one step ahead of the police, this


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