Arben Kaçorri, the brother-in-law of Ervis Martinaj, who was missing, is arrested in Lisbon. Portuguese media reports that he had been living for 11 years in a luxury mansion in Lisbon.
Sentenced in Italy to almost 22 years in prison for murder, Kaçorri went unnoticed, never stopping his criminal activity.
In the same building, just one floor above, lived Ícaro Leddy Gouveia, an operative of the “Mocro” mafia, known as the Moroccan mafia, but operating mainly in the Netherlands.
Together, the two men ran a network dedicated to international drug trafficking, which operated in Portugal and the Netherlands.
And everything was set up and coordinated from that building. According to the Portuguese authorities, “large amounts of money, several high-end vehicles, luxury goods, communication systems and various computer equipment” were seized from them. Kaçorri is the brother-in-law of Ervis Martinaj, known as the “King of Gambling”, missing since August 2022.
Kaçorri, 52, has a ‘background’ with criminal organizations (his brother, Valentino, is also mentioned as a member of Balkan mafias). In May 2009, he was sentenced in Italy to 21 years and eight months in prison, for the murder of his compatriot Fatmir Kala, in Florence, as well as for carrying weapons without a permit. The sentence became permanent in October 2010 after his appeal was rejected. However, the Italian authorities were never able to locate Kaçorri so that he could serve his sentence.
The Albanian has also received a pardon for three years, but he must serve 18 years and eight months in prison for that crime. Soon Italy must request the extradition of the convict to the Portuguese state. After this sentence, 15 assets of Kaçorri were confiscated in December last year, by decision of the Albanian court. The drug trafficker lost commercial buildings, apartments, land and garages, all located in Tirana and its surroundings./abcnews.al
