Investigations, according to Italian media, have begun since 2019 and during the intervention of prosecutors and police 11 kilograms of pure cocaine worth about 3 ml euros have been seized. The group, according to Italian media, consists mainly of Albanian citizens operating in the Udine area.
From the group's investigations and wiretaps, it was found that drugs were ordered through calls, expected at a call center in bound in Tirana. Call center employees then contacted the distributors on the ground by telephone, who were communicated to the place, time and amount of cocaine they were supposed to hand over.
According to Italian media, it has been proven in the file that this method has been used in at least 500 cases. Employed were some Albanians who arrived in Perugia province with the intention of staying in the territory, available to the association, for three months, as much as allowed by the tourist visa.
Another 20,000 euros were seized during the action, while the blocked drug was divided into two parts, an amount of 6 kilograms, allegedly transported to Germany and another 5 kilograms for the Italian market.
Italian police say of the 14 people declared in the search, 12 are Albanians.