BUSINESS/ The Executive buys the shares of the Legislative and Judiciary, creating the largest rift in the country

 Kliko këtu për të tjera
Voxpress:

Investigation/ Sky News penetrates Albanian cocaine networks in Britain and reveals "tricks"! (How recruitment is done through TikTok, a phone sells for 300 thousand pounds)

2026-11-13 13:12:00Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Investigation/ Sky News penetrates Albanian cocaine networks in Britain and
Great Britain

A lengthy Sky News investigation has revealed how Albanian criminal groups have expanded their influence in the UK's cocaine trade, building an international network that stretches from South America to the streets of British cities.

Investigative journalists have penetrated the way these groups operate, using an undercover reporter who has posed as a candidate for employment as a drug dealer.

One of the meetings took place in a cafe in Exeter , where a 58-year-old Albanian man, identified only as Leo, was conducting a job interview for a new cocaine dealer. He was unaware that the person in front of him was a journalist and was secretly recording the conversation.

During the meeting, Leo offered the journalist a place to stay, a price list, and a job as a drug dealer. He even encouraged him to start work immediately, suggesting that he start distributing at noon.

In the conversation, he explained the prices of cocaine, the discounts for customers who bought multiple doses, and how the business worked. When asked if the police were a problem, he replied that they were not a concern.

The investigation began on TikTok, where journalists discovered dozens of job advertisements in Albanian for drivers, with high salaries, fuel and accommodation included. Some of them were accompanied by the symbol of a snowman, often used as a reference to cocaine.

To penetrate these networks, the journalists collaborated with an Albanian-speaking person and created false identities for the infiltrated reporter, also using a special phone to protect his identity.

During the investigation, another meeting took place in Wigan, in a vehicle parked near a children's playground. The leader of the group offered the journalist £280 a day to sell cocaine, a payment that the investigation said would translate into a very high annual income.

How did Albanian criminal groups become empowered in Britain?

According to the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA), Albanian criminal groups have taken primary control over the importation of cocaine into the country.

According to the investigation, their strengthening began in the 1990s, when Albanian groups established direct links with suppliers in South America, avoiding European intermediaries.

This enabled them to secure higher quality cocaine at lower prices, increasing profits.

The UK is considered the largest consumer of cocaine in Europe, with consumption of the drug increasing by more than 25% over the last five years, according to the NCA.

From drug trafficking to migrant smuggling

Another discovery of the investigation relates to the links between drug trafficking and migrant smuggling.

Journalists identified an advertisement on TikTok, in Albanian, offering to transport people in trouble with the law from Britain to Europe, with the promise of a safe trip every week.

After contacting through a hidden profile, the advertiser offered to transport a person wanted by police, by truck, for a fee of 2,500 pounds.

According to the NCA, there are close links between several Albanian drug trafficking groups and illegal immigration networks.

As part of the investigation, journalists also interviewed an Albanian citizen, who had arrived in Britain on a dinghy and was later involved in drug trafficking.

He revealed that his trip was financed by relatives, with the condition that upon arrival he would work for Albanian drug dealers.

According to his testimony, he had left the hotel where the migrants were staying and ended up working on a cannabis farm in Manchester.

However, the investigation highlights that the vast majority of Albanians living in Britain have no connection to organized crime.

Experts quoted in the documentary warn that behind every drug transaction lies a history of exploitation, violence, and the involvement of vulnerable people./ SkyNews 


Në përputhje me standarded JTI

Video

SHIKO KANALIN NE YOUTUBE
×