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Suspected leader of international drug trafficking criminal group/ One person arrested

2026-07-07 15:36:00, Aktualitet CNA

Suspected leader of international drug trafficking criminal group/ One person

The Special Prosecution Office has announced that a person suspected of being the leader of an international drug trafficking criminal group has been arrested.

EB has been arrested, accused of "Drug trafficking", "Structured criminal group" and "Commitment of criminal offenses by a criminal organization and a structured criminal group".

SPAK reports that the criminal group organized the trafficking of narcotics from Albania to Montenegro, Turkey, as well as from South American countries to EU countries.

The investigations documented three episodes of international trafficking.

More specifically, in November, in two cases, 1,722 kg of marijuana were seized from Albania bound for Turkey, as well as 475 kg of cocaine, coming from Ecuador.

Also, another episode in January 2021, where 236 kg of marijuana were seized, heading from Albania to Turkey.

SPAK announcement

SPAK arrests another suspected leader of international drug trafficking criminal group

The Special Prosecution Office Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) has announced the arrest of an Albanian citizen, identified by the initials EB, suspected of being the leader of one of the structured criminal groups involved in international drug trafficking.

Criminal proceeding no. 9 of 2024 was registered on 18.1.2024 for the criminal offenses: “Trafficking in narcotics”, committed in cooperation in the form of a structured criminal group, provided for by articles 283/a and 28 point 4 of the Criminal Code; “Structured criminal group”, provided for by article 333/a of the Criminal Code, as well as “Commitment of criminal offenses by a criminal organization and a structured criminal group”, provided for by article 334 of the Criminal Code, without a perpetrator.

The investigations were conducted in close cooperation with European justice authorities, the Criminal Police Department, the National Bureau of Investigation (BKH), as well as with the support of Eurojust and Europol.

The investigations so far have created reasonable suspicions that the criminal group was organizing the trafficking of narcotics from Albania to Montenegro with destination Germany, from Albania to Turkey, as well as from South American countries to European Union countries. Part of the communications between the suspected members were obtained through the analysis of conversations on the encrypted platform Sky ECC, administered by the French authorities within the framework of international legal assistance.

Investigations have documented three episodes of international drug trafficking:

On November 3, 2020, Montenegrin authorities seized 1,722 kilograms of marijuana, transported from Albania with the final destination being Germany.
On January 26, 2021, Turkish authorities seized 236 kilograms of marijuana, sent from Albania to Turkey.
On November 23, 2020, Dutch authorities seized 475 kilograms of cocaine at the Port of Vlissingen, a shipment coming from Ecuador.
From the review and analysis of the administered data, it has been possible to initially identify 14 (fourteen) persons under investigation, previously prosecuted in the interests of this criminal proceeding: IS, (alias X.,), E. Sh., R. Rr., B. S (alias X), A. N (alias LS,), H. S (alias X, alias L.,), VB, P. Rr., G. Rr., AA, (alias Ç.,), A. Gj., (alias I.,), AQ, J. Ç., and MB, against whom personal security measures have also been imposed as they are suspected of having been involved in criminal activities in the trafficking of narcotics.

As a result of further investigations, citizen EB has been identified, one of the leaders of the structured criminal group, especially for the second episode of drug trafficking to Turkey. The Special Prosecution Office requested the Special Court of First Instance to impose a personal security measure on citizen EB. With decision no. 51, dated 3.7.2026, the Special Court imposed the security measure “arrest in prison” against him, provided for by article 238 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. This measure was executed on 6.7.2026 by the State Police structures.

Against the person under investigation EB, against whom there are reasonable suspicions based on evidence that he has consumed elements of the criminal offenses: "Trafficking in narcotics", committed in collaboration in the special form of collaboration, that of a structured criminal group, provided for by articles 283/a and 28 point 4 of the Criminal Code, in connection with article 334/1 of the Criminal Code, "Commitment of criminal offenses by a criminal organization or a structured criminal group", and "Structured criminal group", provided for by article 333/a/1 of the Criminal Code.

Investigations continue with the administration of evidence for the implication of other persons suspected of being involved in these illegal criminal activities.