Albanian and Italian safety forces eradicated a drug trafficking community, which allegedly smuggled no less than 2 tons of cocaine from South America into Europe, in line with Europol.
The operation led to the arrest of 29 individuals, nearly totally in Italy. The suspects are allegedly liable for having hidden in containers with unique fruits on vessels arriving in European ports from South America no less than 2 tons of cocaine, 20 kilograms (44 kilos) of marijuana, and 46 kilograms of cannabis since November 2021.
The medication had been seized in several operations, stated Europol.
Those arrested, led by two Albanian brothers, are additionally accused of distributing the medication throughout Europe.
“When the drugs arrived in Europe, “restoration groups would take away the medication from the containers and promote them to different prison networks,” Europol added.
Law enforcement officers raided areas in Albania, Italy, France, Spain, and Romania on Tuesday, seizing varied prison property.
Investigations into the Albanian prison community started in 2021 on the initiative of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Florence in Italy, stated authorities.
That similar yr, a joint investigation crew was arrange between Italian and Albanian authorities.
The investigation was supported by intercepted communications between prison organizations, which used the encrypted SkyECC cell communication instrument, European authorities added.
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