SPAK has provided official information on an operation conducted in 4 different countries, including Albania. It is emphasized that among those arrested are two escorts of former Interior Minister Saimir Tahiri in 2016, Hekuran Marku and Agustin Deda.
SPAK announces that among the 38 arrested are also two police officers two of them with the duty of members of the escort group of the former Minister of Interior in 2016.
In addition to the 10 citizens who were previously arrested. SPAK announces the arrest warrant for a public administrator (director), a prosecutor, three senior police officers and two other police officers.
“Public officials, in some cases drug owners, have guaranteed, not only by land, but also by sea in Albania, that the shipment of narcotics destined for the shores of Puglia be carried out with complete safety,” stated SPAK.
Meanwhile, a total of 6 tons of marijuana, cocaine and hashish were seized, making a damage to EUR 55 million euros to criminal gangs.
The persons accused in the Chief operation were convicted, in the first and second instance, for various criminal offenses, and sentences of up to 20 years in prison, while, in connection with the Operation Roof, on June 29, 2021, Gj.SP Barit has given a first sentence sentence to 16 defendants convicted, for various criminal offenses, with sentences of up to 13 years in prison.
Security measures implemented today – in prison (25) persons and under house arrest (3) persons – have been carried out in Albania in the cities of Vlora, Kavaja, Durres and Tirana, Skrapar. In Italy, Montenegro, and in Spain./abcnews.al
