On charges of drug trafficking and criminal group/ GJKKO sentences Robert Myftari to 10 years in prison

2025-10-17 16:41:00, Aktualitet CNA

On charges of drug trafficking and criminal group/ GJKKO sentences Robert

The Special Court against Corruption and Organized Crime has today sentenced Robert Myftari to 10 years in prison.

Myftari is accused of drug trafficking in collaboration and participation in a structured criminal group.

Announcement from the GJKKO:

The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime has filed a request with the Court with the subject matter: “Trial of the criminal case No. 36/1 of 2019 against the defendant Robert Myftari, accused of the criminal offenses of “Drug trafficking”, in collaboration within the framework of a structured criminal group, remaining in the attempt, “Structured criminal group”, “Committing criminal offenses by a criminal organization and a structured criminal group”, provided for by articles 283/a/1 and 22, 28/4, 333/a/2 and 334/1 of the Criminal Code.” 2. The trial of this case was conducted under the rules of ordinary trial. At the end of the trial, the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime with a panel composed of judges Albert Meça, Luljeta Kole and Gentian Marku, with decision No. 64, dated 17.10.2025 decided:

1. The guilty plea of ??the defendant Robert Myftari for the criminal offenses of “Drug trafficking”, in collaboration, within the framework of a structured criminal group, remaining in attempts, provided for by article 183/a1 and 22, 23, 27, 28/4 of the Criminal Code and based on article 334/1 of the Criminal Code, his sentence to 10 (ten) years of imprisonment. – The guilty plea of ??the defendant Robert Myftari for the criminal offense of “Structured criminal group”, provided for by article 333/a/2 of the Criminal Code and his sentence to 2 (two) years of imprisonment. – In application of article 55 of the Criminal Code, in determining the sentences for several criminal offenses, the sentence of the defendant Robert Myftari to a single sentence of 10 (ten) years of imprisonment. – The serving of the sentence for the defendant Robert Myftari begins from the day of his arrest for the purpose of this proceeding. – In application of Article 15 of Law No. 81/2020, “On the rights and treatment of prisoners and detainees”, the defendant Robert Myftari shall serve the sentence in a high-security prison. – In accordance with Article 36, point 1, letter “b” of the Criminal Code, 190/1 letter “a” of the Criminal Procedure Code, the floating vessel, type dinghy, with the name “****”, registration number ****, in the name of citizen Robert Myftari, seized in November 2015 by the Albanian police with a load of about 800 kg of narcotics and subsequently registered in the name of citizen MD, son of co-defendant Ilirjan DUÇELLARI, shall be confiscated and transferred to the state. – Court costs are charged to the defendant Robert Myftari. /CNA