The four drug trafficking groups hit on Monday after a joint investigation between SPAK and the Florence Prosecutor's Office, were not only dominated by Albanian citizens, but also directed by them.
The investigation, where environmental and telephone interceptions were used, but also the data of SKY ECC and ENCHROCHAT, finalized with 67 arrested in Albania, Italy, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, sheds light on the role of each of them, reports A2.
For the first criminal group, the Italian investigators describe Kledjon Muçollari as the organizer, coordinator and leader of the illegal activity. He is suspected of taking care of finding cocaine in Holland and hashish in Spain and Albania, keeping in contact with suppliers, receiving it, but also reselling it.
Ervis Vangjeli maintained contacts with cocaine customers in Italian territory . Kristian Ibrahimaj had the role of courier, while several other people, among them Alban Mahilaj, Klaudia Sulejmani, have made available their apartments or garages for the storage of narcotics.
In the other group, Spiro Petro had the role of organizer, finding hashish and marijuana in Albania and coordinating the drug couriers, who were two Italian citizens.
According to the joint Albanian-Italian investigation, the third criminal group was engaged in the purchase and movement of large quantities of cocaine and hashish using modified double-floor vehicles.
In this group, the role of the organizer was played by Armand Meco. He is suspected of finding sources of cocaine in the international market and then coordinated the transport. His close collaborator was Fael Xhelili , who was also the accountant of the group.
The new suspect Erando Mara , according to the investigation, was in charge of transporting cocaine from the Netherlands and Germany to Italy, while Eraldo and Indri Kolgjokaj supplied the organization with modified vehicles for transporting narcotics.
While the organizer of the fourth group was Prelë Kolnikaj, who not only coordinated and financed, but also supervised the preparation of the groups for the subsequent loads. His collaborators, according to the investigators, were Rudina Macoraj and Lazër Pervataj.