The Special Court has declared guilty and sentenced 11 defendants for cultivating cannabis in the villages of Kruja, while acquitting another person.
The trial of this case took place with the rules of abbreviated trial by the panel composed of judges Erjon Bani, Flora Hajredinaj and Flojera Davidhi.
Penalties of GJKKO:
Bujar Sefa was sentenced to 15 years in prison
Lavdërim Alimani was sentenced to 12 years in prison
Skender Velja was sentenced to 13 years in prison
Agron Asllanaj was sentenced to 10 years in prison
Armand Dervishi was sentenced to 10 years in prison
Asim Pulaci was sentenced to 10 years in prison
Edison Xaka was sentenced to 10 years in prison
Xhemal Zogu was sentenced to 10 years in prison
Shkelqim Ismaili was sentenced to 10 years in prison
They were arrested as part of the "Radio Interconnection" operation, where two criminal groups were hit that were cultivating narcotic plants in the villages of Kruja with the aim of then putting them on the market, starting from 2020 onwards.
" Cultivation of narcotic plants is carried out in the Cudhi Administrative Unit of the Krujë Municipality, the villages of Noj, Shkrëtë, Rranxë, Bruz Mal, Bruz Zall, on the surface of forest land mainly owned by the "state", bordering areas with each other.
For the care and storage of narcotic plants, the suspected persons have hired workers and set up irrigation systems, then the narcotic substance has been collected and processed in special places with the aim of putting it on the market. The criminal groups have been helped and favored by some employees of the police structures, as well as those of the Kruja local administration ," the police announced at the time.