
CNA has secured the investigative file of the Florence Prosecutor's Office from 2016 for the socialist mayor Tonin Marinaj. (read here)
The Florence prosecutor's office accuses the mayor of being the head of a criminal organization of international drug trafficking. (read here)
During the investigations carried out 8 years ago, the Prosecutor's Office of Florence sent to court the case for Toni Marinaj, where the socialist mayor is accused of having founded, encouraged and directed an organization of international proportions, based mainly in Tuscany, Venice, Udine and Albania for of marijuana trafficking. (read here)
According to Italian prosecutors, Marinaj followed the entire drug route from production to retail sale. The narcotic substance was obtained in Albania, which after arriving in Italy was handed over to the couriers, who started the distribution on the ground.
In the investigation file, the Italian prosecutors were able to secure meetings and telephone conversations of the mayor of Malësia e Madhe in 2010, who is accused of communicating with members of the criminal gang for drug trafficking. It is even noted in the file that he was photographed during the meetings and telephone conversations were intercepted.
In the file that the Florence Prosecutor's Office submitted to the court, in a 33-page file, according to the investigators, Tonin Marinaj was caught in wiretapping with another accomplice for drug trafficking, Fred Hysajn. The interceptions belong to the month of July 2010. Ferdinad Paja is also mentioned during the answers. The latter, according to the Florence Prosecutor's Office, in the criminal group led by Marinaj, had the role of wholesale and retail drug distributor.
Prosecutors have come to the conclusion that Hysaj acted as an intermediary between Fredinand Paja and Toni Marinaj. The conversation between them was about a load of drugs, and during the communications the word "building" was used instead of the word "drugs". Conversations between them take place about the payments that need to be made.

Interceptions:
H: Fred Hysaj
T: Tony Marinaj
H: Hello.
T: How are you doing?
H: What are you doing dear, are you ok?
T: How are you?
H : How is the business going?
T: What are you doing?
H: Nothing, listen.
T: Yes.
H: Everything is fine for the palace (drug load), he couldn't come and in these 2 days someone comes there, for... the palace.
T: Po, mirë. Doni të merrni edhe disa apartamente?
H: Po kushëri, hajde ta rregullojme kete me atë të pallatit dhe pastaj është normale ta marr, kupton për këtë arsye?
T: Po, po.
H: Edhe une doja te vija tq bëja.........por përfundoje me kaq kupton?
T: Jo ështe e volitshme i kam dhënë edhe kaparin është....siç po të them....ja vlen të blesh nëse do edhe ti apartament.
H: Dëgjo, edhe ai të telefonoi tre ditë më parë.
T. Po.
H: Mos u shqetëso për atë punë, e kuptoni. Ai donte të të thërriste, por kishte kushërinj të tjerë apo çfarëdo tjetër?
T. Oh po?
H: Në këto 2-3 ditë për atë godinë, ose vjen ai me të cilin folët, ose dërgon dikë, kupton?
T: Këto 2-3 ditë?
H: Po edhe per ata te tjeret mos u shqeteso vetëm më tha qe s'kishte lekë, donte të shihte edhe për tjetrin kupton?
T: Mirë, ajo godina është pranë liqenit artificial, është një zonë e mirë.
H: E di, vetëm faktin që ai nuk kishte para, më tha se do të kujdeset për të.
T: Po
H: Sepse edhe ai mbeti pa punë, kupton?
T: Po.
H: Nëse mund të përfundoni në këto 2-3 ditë ose nëse keni dikë që të lërë depozitën, e kuptoni?
T: Nëse nuk vjen në këto 2-3 ditë, do të dërgoj dikë ta takojë.
H: Mund të dërgoni dikë edhe sot ose nesër, do t'i bënit një nder, kupton? OK, ndihemi si kushërinj... Por kujt i përket telefoni(numri)?
H:Ky është nga ..... nuk është telefon. Unë i them atij të të thërrasë.
T: Mirë kushëriri.
H: Mos më telefono më (bëj një marrëveshje me atë tjetrin)
T: Në rregull, në rregull.
H: Mos u shqeteso, ne do ta marrim pallatin siç fole ti, kjo pune ka mbaruar.
T: Është në rregull kushëriri.
H: Problemi janë paratë, ai dëshiron të shesë edhe atë dyqan që ka, a e kuptoni gjithçka mirë, vetëm problemi është koha (në kuptimin e kohës që duhet për të fituar para).
T: Në rregull.
H. Mos më telefono më e kupton? Nëse nuk vjen, dërgo dikë me makinën dhe festa mbaroi (punë e përfunduar).
T: OK.

CNA do të viojë të publikojë detaje nga dosja hetimore për kryebashkiakut socialist. Gjithçka nisi pas një denoncimi të bërë nga Partia Demokratike, e cila i kërkoi Prokurorisë së Përgjithshme që të verifikojë sipas ligjit të dekriminalizimit kryetarin e Bashkisë së Malësisë së Madhe, Tonin Marinaj. (lexo këtu)
After the request of the DP, the Central Election Commission also started the movements, which on July 11 decided to start the in-depth verification for the socialist mayor. In relation to this issue, CNA has officially addressed the CEC on how these verifications are proceeding and whether it was aware of the investigations against the mayor.
Regarding this request, there was no lack of reaction from Marinaj himself, who emphasized that everything is a shameful scenario and the accusations are fabricated and political. (read here)
We emphasize that even after these investigations, Tonin Marinaj has declared in the self-declaration form made on March 24, 2023, that he has never been convicted by a final court decision by any Albanian or foreign judicial authority.
Likewise, the socialist mayor has denied that he was under investigation or trial by a foreign authority for any criminal offense.
CNA has tried several times to communicate with the socialist mayor Tonin Marinaj regarding this issue, but he has not answered our calls./CNA
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