Investigations into Jetmir Kastrati's group are closed / SPAK indicts 5 associates

2024-09-21 11:28:00, Aktualitet CNA

Investigations into Jetmir Kastrati's group are closed / SPAK indicts 5

The Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime has completed the preliminary investigations and submitted to the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime the request to send Jetmir Kastrati's group to trial.

SPAK has taken the following citizens as defendants:

1. Klajdi Dervishi (alias Klajdi Pelinku, alias Bruno Pavoti) , accused of having committed the criminal offenses "Trafficking in narcotics", committed in cooperation in the special form of cooperation, that of the structured criminal group, "Structured criminal group ", in the form of participation in a structured criminal group, "Commitment of criminal offenses by a criminal organization and a structured criminal group", provided by articles 283/a, paragraph 1 and 28/4, 333/a paragraph 2 , as well as 334 point 1 of the Criminal Code, arrested on 03.07.2023 and investigated with personal security measure "Arrest in prison", provided by article 238 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

2. Arteid Musallari , accused of having committed the criminal offense "Trafficking in narcotics", carried out in cooperation in the special form of cooperation, that of the structured criminal group, "Structured criminal group", in the form of participation in the group of structured crime, "Commitment of criminal offenses by criminal organization and structured criminal group", provided by articles 283/a, paragraph 1 and 28/4, 333/a paragraph 2, as well as 334 point 1 of the Criminal Code , arrested on 03.07.2023 and investigated with personal security measure "Arrest in prison", provided by article 238 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

3. Eltion Dani , accused of having committed the criminal offenses "Trafficking in narcotics", carried out in cooperation in the special form of cooperation, that of the structured criminal group, "Structured criminal group", in the form of participation in the group of structured crime, "Commitment of criminal offenses by criminal organization and structured criminal group", provided by articles 283/a, paragraph 1 and 28/4, 333/a paragraph 2, as well as 334 point 1 of the Criminal Code , arrested on 26.01.2024 and investigated with personal security measure "Arrest in prison", provided by article 238 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

4. Nikolin Noku (alias Nikolin Martini, alias Nike/Nik Martini) , accused of having committed the criminal offenses "Trafficking in narcotics", carried out in cooperation in the special form of cooperation, that of the structured criminal group, "Group of structured criminal", in the form of participation in the structured criminal group, "Commitment of criminal offenses by criminal organization and structured criminal group", provided by articles 283/a, paragraph 1 and 28/4, 333/a paragraph 2 -, as well as 334 point 1 of the Criminal Code, arrested on 11.07.2023 and investigated with personal security measures "Arrest in prison", provided by article 238 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

5. Zamir Hoxha , accused of having committed the criminal offense "Trafficking in narcotics", carried out in cooperation in the special form of cooperation, that of the structured criminal group, "Structured criminal group", in the form of participation in the group of structured crime, "Commitment of criminal offenses by criminal organization and structured criminal group", provided by articles 283/a, paragraph 1 and 28/4, 333/a paragraph 2, as well as 334 point 1 of the Criminal Code , investigated in the absence of personal security measure "Arrest in prison", provided by article 238 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

From the entirety of the investigative actions carried out so far, it is proven that during the years 2018-2019, the defendants Klajdi Dervishi, Arteid Musallari, Eltion Dani, Nikolin Noku and Zamir Hoxha, were part of a structured criminal group led by an Albanian citizen. Jetmir Kastrati (Sokol Krasnici), which included other Albanian citizens Defrim Beck (Elbasani), Armando Docaj, Eri Pelinku, Ervin Pelinku, Nikardo Preka, Kejdi Beqiri, Fatjon Elbasani, Murat Lipovica, Hasan Murati, Shkëlzen Murati and Ylber Troci, as well as other foreign citizens.

This group operated mainly in Denmark and Sweden, but also in the Netherlands and Belgium. The defendants are involved in the illegal activity of trafficking and processing of the narcotic substance of the cocaine type and the narcotic plant cannabis sativa, as well as their distribution to various unknown nationals in Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

Within this structured criminal group, in Denmark, the main members of the structured criminal group were arrested, sent for trial and sentenced by the Copenhagen Court, in connection with the above-mentioned criminal activity, specifically the defendant Sokol Krasnici (Jetmir Kastrati), Defrim Beck (Elbasani), Armando Docaj, Eri Pelinku, Ervin Pelinku, Nikardo Preka, Kejdi Beqiri, Fatjon Elbasani, Murat Lipovica, Hasan Murati, Shkëlzen Murati, Heyder Al Aëadi, Ali Hadi Ali Al-Hashimi, Kusai Hussain Ali Al-Hashimi , as well as Ylber Troci.

Citizen Jetmir Kastrati (alias Sokol Krasniçi) is considered as the leader of the structured criminal group by the Danish justice authorities.

Meanwhile, in Albania, within the framework of preliminary investigations carried out against other members of this structured criminal group, in connection with other criminal proceedings registered in the Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime, it turns out that citizens Jetmir Kastrati have been sentenced to prison (alias Sokol Krasniçi), Astrit Beqiri and Dhimitër Shkodrani for the criminal offenses of "Cleaning the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity", carried out in collaboration, in the special form, that of a structured criminal group, "Structured criminal group", as well as "Commitment of criminal offenses by criminal organizations and structured criminal groups", provided by articles 287, point 1, letters "a", "b" and "d" of 28/4, 333/a and 334/1 of Criminal Code.

The preliminary investigations related to this criminal proceeding by the Special Structure against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK), have been carried out after a close cooperation with the justice authorities of the Kingdom of Denmark./ CNA