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The testimony of the Albanian diver who extracted 150 kg of cocaine from the bottom of the sea is revealed.

2024-10-06 16:44:52Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The testimony of the Albanian diver who extracted 150 kg of cocaine from the
Samir Kushova

The evidence of Saimir Kushova, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison in Norway after extracting 150kg of cocaine from the sea.

The 47-year-old, a professional diver sentenced in June this year to 15 years in prison in Norway, was captured by local authorities along with five other Albanians as they extracted from a boat coming from Brazil containing 150kg of cocaine.

While serving his sentence in Norway, another criminal case continues against him in Saranda, where the city prosecutor has filed charges of "violation of the rules of protection at work" in connection with the death of 29-year-old Englishwoman Rebecca Gannon in September 2022 in Saranda Bay, who was diving with the private expedition of Kushova.

Together with Kushova, a 33-year-old Albanian woman was arrested, sentenced to 4 years and 9 months in prison. These two went to Norway where they were received by four other Albanians, to complete the "mission" on the ship "Nordloire". According to investigations carried out by Norwegian authorities, Kushova and the 33-year-old had travelled to France, Spain and Italy before the trip to Norway.

In court, the prosecutor and first state attorney, Benedicte Hordnes, presented the dates of trips Cushova and the 33-year-old had taken. Both were in Brest, France in February 2023, in Gijon, Spain in March and in Italy in April. I was told that she always took her 33-year-old on business trips. Both did not have a return ticket when travelling, while the 47-year-old explained that "maybe one would be there longer".

These trips are suspicious and may be related to similar missions they have made in Norway, prosecutor Hordnes said.

Cushova's testimony in court

"I was diving in Albania on the ship. It was often about ropes or other things that were stuck below the water line on the boat. It was the same kind of work I thought I would do in Norway. A cruise ship would be inspected at a port. All the equipment would be ready for me in Norway. My colleague and I met the other accused in Oslo. We then headed to Husnes, where an apartment was rented. That's where I saw the diving gear for the first time.

Not everything was right and I told him about it. The next day we travelled to Bergen to buy new equipment. In the evening, someone suddenly said that 'now we're going for that dip'. I was shocked. I couldn't understand why we would do it in the middle of the night. I was scared. When I arrived at the castle I was very stressed, my vision blurred and I could not see clearly.

It seemed to be in a hurry. I was told to dive on the cargo ship. It was easy to find the ship. From a grille I saw there was a cavity on the ship. There were some black bags. I cut the rope and pulled them out one by one. I had no idea what was in the bags. I thought I stole something. "Nothing was said about what they contained," the Albanian told the Norwegian court.

"Have you seen anything like this before," asked Stein Dons Heinfjell.

"No," I replied.

When prosecutor Benedicte Hordnes began questioning the accused diver, the topic quickly became whether he performed the dive voluntarily or whether it was someone who threatened him.

"I didn't do that voluntarily," Cushova said clearly. Then he became more ambiguous. Even before he travelled to Norway, he is said to have received a message that, in retrospect, he believes could be interpreted as a threat.

"You have to finish the job. When you're asked to dive, you have to do the task," one message read.

"What would happen if it wasn't done?" asked the public prosecutor.

"Only they know," Said N.

"Does that mean you were forced to do this?"

"You can see it as you want. I told them I didn't want to dive."


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