Who are the three former police chiefs linked to southern drug traffickers? SPAK revealed them from secret conversations on "SKY ECC" (PHOTO)

2026-05-29 14:03:11Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Who are the three former police chiefs linked to southern drug traffickers? SPAK
Ervis Alisinanaj, Erdit Hazizaj and Shkëlzen Ruska

Erdit Hazizaj, Shkëlzen Ruska and Ervis Alisinanaj are the three former employees of the State Police who have been officially indicted and sent for trial by the Special Prosecution Office, as suspected persons linked to criminal groups in the south.

These three former police officers were arrested a year ago for the disclosure of secret communications on the "SKY ECC" platform, and at the time they were officially charged, they were senior State Police officials.

Specifically: Shkëlzen Ruska, was the Chief of Crimes at the Himara Police Station, Ervis Alisinanaj, Chief of Crimes at the Lushnja Police Station, and Erdit Hazizaj, for several years the head of various sections at the State Police and most recently the specialist for Crime Investigation.

Erdit Hazizaj ran for mayor of Roskovec in 2023 under the Democratic Party banner, but failed to secure a winning result against the "veteran" candidate of the Socialist Party, Majlinda Bufi.

Criminal facts against three former police leaders

The investigations conducted show that during the years 2019-2021, a structured criminal group involved in the cultivation and trafficking of narcotic plants operated in the Saranda area. The leader and organizers of this group are suspected to be the citizens under investigation, Kristo Qirici alias Jetmir Hoxhaj, alias Jetmir Qirici and Eldian Allushi (alias KA).

The members of this group had specific duties for the provision, transport and trafficking of narcotics from Albania to Greece.

Investigations have documented the case of trafficking, on 7.3.2020 through the Qafë Botë border crossing point, of a quantity of 1144.9 kg of raw cannabis sativa, 4.068 kg of processed cannabis (chocolate) and 0.916 kg of processed cannabis (oil), worth approximately 1.7 million euros. This quantity was seized from two Italian citizens convicted in Greece.

Ervis Alisinanaj, Erdit Hazizaj and Shkëlzen Ruska
When members of the group were arrested by law enforcement agencies, other members were interested in providing economic assistance to the arrested persons and providing protection in court proceedings. According to investigations, members of this structured criminal group had established contacts and social ties with employees of the State Police, in order to enable the continuation of criminal activity.

Such is the case of Erdi Hazizaj, at that time he held the position of specialist in the Covert Investigation Sector, in the Directorate of the Special Operational Force, who assisted the leaders of the structured criminal group with advice and continuous information on the development of illegal activity.

Criminal episodes uncovered by the Special Prosecution Office

During the years 2019-2021, in the Tepelenë-Gjirokastër area, a structured criminal group, involved in the cultivation of narcotic plants, operated under the leadership of the citizen under investigation, LB (alias ES), while the members of the group had separate tasks for the cultivation of narcotic plants in the Tepelenë - Gjirokastër area. The investigations have documented the case of 1.10.2020, on the road between the village of Dukaj and the village of Salari (Tepelena), where the Gjirokastër Local Police Directorate discovered and seized 1360 narcotic plants, 30-120 cm long, in a wet state, with a total weight of 1280 kg. The quantity of narcotic plants was cultivated by this criminal group.

Its leader had also established contacts and social ties with employees of the State Police, in this case, with the defendant Shkëlzen Ruska, who at that time held the position of specialist in the Gjirokastra Local Police Directorate. He is suspected of having assisted the leader of the structured criminal group by providing information and guarantees for the illegal activity.

From the totality of the evidence administered, it results that the defendants, Erdit Hazizaj, Shkëlzen Ruska and Ervis Alisinaj, continuously, during 2020, in violation of legal and functional obligations, as employees of the State Police, have committed actions and omissions that have seriously violated the regular functioning of police structures, by failing to take measures to prevent and crack down on criminal activities in the cultivation and trafficking of narcotics or other illegal actions.

These actions, based on the investigations conducted, have brought serious consequences for the legitimate interests of the state and have undermined the credibility of the State Police before the public and have harmed the exercise of its mission in guaranteeing public order and security, in accordance with the Constitution and the law.


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