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2026-04-15 17:22:00, Aktualitet CNA

SPAK strikes an international structured criminal group/ Security measures are

The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime, within the framework of criminal proceedings no. 153 of 2023, has finalized a complex operation against a structured criminal group involved in international drug trafficking and laundering of the proceeds of crime. During the years 2019-2021, this group operated in Latin America, Belgium and the Netherlands, where 8 episodes of cocaine trafficking in large quantities were documented.

In close cooperation with Eurojust, Europol and law enforcement agencies in France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, BKH investigators have continued intensive investigations under the direction of special prosecutors.

Following the request of the Special Prosecution Office with decision no. 20, dated 14.4.2026, the Special Court against Corruption and Organized Crime (SCOC) has imposed the security measure "prison arrest", provided for by Article 238 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, against 11 Albanian citizens.

Today, on 15.4.2026, investigators of the National Bureau of Investigation in cooperation with the General Directorate of the State Police have made it possible to implement security measures against citizens:

FM, born on 20.2.1992;
LP, born on 06.7.1974.
AK, born on 19.6.1993.
The General Directorate of the State Police in cooperation with the BKH investigators continue with the procedural and operational actions for the localization of other citizens, against whom the personal security measure "arrest in prison" has been assigned. Some of these persons are not in the territory of the Republic of Albania.

8 DRUG TRAFFICKING EPISODES

Episode 1 – January-March 2020 – Trafficking of a significant amount of cocaine during the period January-March 2020. Of this amount, on 21.03.2020, a quantity of 8.5 kg was seized in the city of Amsterdam, Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Episode 2 – 7-8 April 2020 – Trafficking of a quantity of 1,018 kg of cocaine from Peru to the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The cargo arrived at the port of Rotterdam on a Colombian ship while the narcotic substance was hidden in a refrigerated container containing frozen fruit juice. The sales value was over 1.3 million euros.

Episode 3 – June 6, 2020 – Trafficking of a quantity of 2020 kg of cocaine from Ecuador to the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands. This cargo had arrived at the Port of Rotterdam on a sea vessel from the Port of Guayaquil, Ecuador and was destined for a company in Hungary. Part of this cargo belonged to this criminal group.

Episode 4 – June 26, 2020 – Attempted trafficking of a quantity of 516 kg of cocaine, seized at the Muelle Sur Port Terminal, DP World Callao, Peru, and destined for the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Episode 5 – June 30, 2020 – Trafficking of a quantity of 500 kg of cocaine, seized in the Port of Rotterdam, which had arrived in a container from Colombia containing canned tuna fish and was destined for a company in Germany.

Episode 6 – 7 August 2020 – Trafficking of a significant quantity of cocaine, estimated at around 1600 kg, of which 104 kg was seized on the same date on the A2 highway near the city of Abcoude in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Episode 7 – August 16, 2020 – Trafficking of a quantity of approximately 1,100 packages with a gross weight of 1,238.39 kg of the narcotic substance cocaine, which was hidden in a shipment of bananas in a container coming from Ecuador to the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands and had arrived at the Port of Rotterdam on a sea vessel coming from the Port of Antwerp, destined for a company in The Hague.

Episode 8 – October 1 – 2, 2020 – Trafficking of a quantity of 531 kg of cocaine in the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, a quantity which was seized by Dutch authorities, hidden in a container loaded with raisins, destined for Sweden.

With decision no. 273, dated 14.4.2026, based on Article 274 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the GjKKO has decided to impose a preventive seizure measure in relation to 232 movable and immovable assets directly or indirectly owned by the persons under investigation, specifically the following assets:

SEQUESTIONS (worth 12 million euros)

The assets of the Company “P… GROUP”, sh.pk, headquartered in Tirana, including any movable and immovable property, assets, rights towards third parties, parts of the capital, as well as the company's quotas.

The shares of the Company “HEC A…I”, sh.pk, with headquarters in Fierzë, Fushë Arrëz Municipality, amounting to 33.30%, which belong to the partner “P… GROUP” sh.pk

The shares of the Company “B….V”, sh.pk, with headquarters in Lezha, Fang village, Rubik, in the amount of 50.00%, which belong to the partner “P… GROUP” sh.pk

The shares of the Company “Sh……i 2013”, sh.pk, with headquarters in Shëngjin, Lezhë, in the amount of 50.00%, which belong to the LP partner

The assets of the Company “O….. Hotel”, sh.pk, headquartered in Tirana, including any movable and immovable property, assets, rights towards third parties, parts of the capital, as well as the company's quotas.

The assets of the Company “M….. N… A………”, sh.pk, headquartered in Tirana, including any movable and immovable property, assets, rights towards third parties, shares of capital, as well as the company's quotas.

The assets of the Company “E…… AL”, sh.pk, with headquarters in Ishull-Shëngjin Lezha, including any movable and immovable property, assets, rights towards third parties, parts of the capital, as well as the company's quotas.

60 real estate properties of the types of arable land, land plot, hotel, parking lots and apartments, located in Tirana, Kamëz, Lezhë, Shëngjin, Saranda and Himara.

89 vehicles of various brands and types (technological vehicles for construction, freight transport or cars).

72 bank accounts belonging to various legal or natural persons, as well as citizens under investigation, or persons related to them./CNA