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US report: Corruption and weak rule of law fuel drug trafficking in Albania

2025-03-21 19:02:00, Aktualitet CNA

US report: Corruption and weak rule of law fuel drug trafficking in Albania

The US Department of State has published the 2025 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. The report states that organized crime led by Albanians plays a key role in supplying international markets with narcotics.

Criminal groups led by Albanians are presenting increasingly sophisticated techniques in money laundering, the Department's report states.

The report states that corruption and weak rule of law fuel drug trafficking in Albania.

“ Albanian-led organized crime plays a significant role in supplying international markets with cannabis, cocaine and heroin, according to Albanian law enforcement authorities. These Albanian-led organized crime groups exhibit increasingly sophisticated crimes, communication techniques and money laundering. They operate throughout the Balkans, as well as in the European Union (EU), the United States, Canada, South America, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey. Albanian criminal networks have direct access to cocaine production in South America and the trafficking networks that bring cocaine to Europe and the United Kingdom.

They use the Albanian economy, particularly the construction sector, to launder income and contribute to corruption. Violent crime in Albania, including murder, is often linked to organized crime, and judges, prosecutors, police, politicians, journalists, and activists are subject to intimidation. Albania participates in the Global Coalition to Address the Threat of Synthetic Drugs, but during this reporting period officials did not report any significant seizures of fentanyl or other synthetic drugs. Corruption, weak rule of law, and unemployment fuel the drug trafficking problem in Albania ,” the DASH report said./ CNA





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