
" The drug cartel "Sinalo" is connected to the Albanian mafia ", is the title of the article of the Mexican media which reports that the federal authorities discover that El Mayo Zambada was allied with the mafias in Albania, to clean millions of dollars of drugs.
In particular, they identified that El Mayo had established links with the Luftar brothers, Arben, Fatos and Ramiz Hysa , an Albanian criminal group that has been targeted by financial authorities for significant irregular economic activity recorded in the tourism and casino sectors in Mexico and Albania.
"According to intelligence sources consulted by El Universal, the four Albanians own a network of casinos and businesses in Sonora, Baja California and Quintana Roo in which they launder millions of dollars from organized crime, along with lawyers and executives.
In addition, they invest large sums of money in Albania to clear them in investments focused on gambling activities and in the field of tourism", the Mexican media write.
Further in the writing of some Mexican media it is stated that "according to the federal authorities, the Albanians are carrying out an operation on behalf of the Sinaloa cartel to transfer millions of dollars to their country through companies. The links between Mexican cartels and Albanian drug trafficking and money laundering groups were not known until now, according to the intelligence authorities consulted.
" The connection between El Mayo Zambada and the Albanian mafia represents an opportunity for Mexican criminal groups to expand in Albania, a small former communist country that is being lured by money from illegal activities. Intelligence authorities recall that Mexican cartels are constantly expanding beyond the country's borders, as they reach into Europe and Asia .