TIRANA, Nov 8 /ATA/ – By I.Vata/ The chief prosecutor of the Special Prosecutor’s Office against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK), Arben Kraja, in his remarks at the conference organized by SPAK on Tuesday in Tirana, stated that Albanian criminal groups have changed their activity recently, moving to Latin America, where the production of narcotics is concentrated.
Kraja emphasized that cooperation with the Italian police resulted in the arrest of 120 people and seizure of about 7 tons of drugs.
“Criminal syndicates have changed their activity recently. They have moved to the countries where most of narcotics is produced and have extended narcotics trafficking as far as Dubai. Also, criminal groups have become very aggressive given the murders that have been committed recently. They use cutting -edge technology in their illegal activities. No country can fight organized crime alone. SPAK was created to carry out this function. As part of the cooperation with SPAK, the team of Bari has arrested over 120 people and seized about 7 tons of drugs”, said Kraja.
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