The Albanian gang is attacked in Italy: 420 kg of drugs and millions of euros of goods are seized, 19 arrested

2023-11-16 21:22:25Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The Albanian gang is attacked in Italy: 420 kg of drugs and millions of euros of
Guardia di Finanza helicopter engaged in the operation

The three people arrested today in Albania, as part of the "Puzzle 2020" operation, are part of a wide network of drug trafficking in Italy.

Those arrested in Tirana are Ardian Korriku, Jurgen Korriku and Etleva Adami, declared international wanted within the coded operation "Puzzle 2020", for international drug trafficking.

It is suspected that Ardian Korriku is also involved in other crimes such as fraud through cryptocurrencies.

The three arrested are part of a network that tried to traffic a large amount of drugs, cannabis and cocaine, a total of 420 kilograms and with a value of about 30 million euros.

As part of this operation, 16 other people were arrested in Italy and Germany, whose identities have not yet been made public.

According to the Italian media, the leader of the gang is an Albanian citizen living in Ponte di Piave, Treviso. The investigations, launched almost three years ago and carried out under the direction of the Venice Prosecutor's Office, took place after the arrest of an Albanian and an Italian woman, detained in Padua in January 2020 and the seizure of 2 kilograms of heroin that was found in their car. the couple.

As part of the operation launched in the early hours of this morning in Italy, 420 kg of cocaine and cannabis drugs were seized, which were distributed through several couriers in the areas of Ancona, Arezzo, Bari, Bergamo, Bologna, Modena, Novara, Ravenna. , Udine, Venice and Verona.

Goods worth 2 million euros and 1 million euros in "cash" were also seized. Drug trafficking took place in Germany, Albania and Italy. The couriers used encrypted mobile phones of Albanian origin, equipped with the "Matrix" instant messaging system and used to take care of the logistics and movement of large quantities of drugs.


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