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NAMES/ Trafficking of 6.7 tons of cocaine/ GJKKO leaves 4 arrested in cells, one under house arrest
2026-06-14 15:35:13 / AKTUALITET
Two days after the SPAK mega-operation, which hit two groups suspected of international drug trafficking and money laundering, five of the arrested appeared this Sunday before the Special Court (GJKKO) for verification of security measures.
In the court session, the GJKKO upheld the measure of "prison arrest" for Orgest Birçaj, Dritan Agan, Edmond Jaupi and Orest Sota , whom SPAK accuses of being part of a criminal network suspected of trafficking over 6.7 tons of cocaine from Latin America to the ports of Belgium, the Netherlands and other European Union countries.
Meanwhile, the court decided to release Gëzim Islam from prison for health reasons, imposing on him the security measure of "obligation to appear" and a property guarantee in the amount of 100 thousand euros.
The hearing began at 09:00, but was interrupted for about two hours after the defense lawyers requested time to familiarize themselves with the investigative acts. Afterwards, the process continued in the presence of the head of SPAK, Altin Dumani, prosecutor Elida Kaçkini and judge Flojera Davidhi.
According to the investigation file, the two hit groups are headed by Luciano Koceku and Alfredo Hamzai. SPAK's investigations allege that the criminal organizations had set up a network that stretched from cocaine laboratories in Ecuador and Colombia to processing warehouses in Belgium and the Netherlands, while the drugs were hidden in cargoes of coal, fruit and soybeans to be smuggled into Europe.
The file also mentions the role of Orgest Birçaj, owner of the company "Top Seven", who according to SPAK is suspected of organizing the sending of Albanian workers to laboratories in Ecuador through his travel agency. While Orest Sota and other persons are suspected of having roles in the network of trafficking and distribution of narcotics.
The June 12 mega-operation led to the issuance of 20 security measures. Among the names involved are businessman Ilir Shtufi, arrested in Greece, and Artur Shehu, who is wanted. According to SPAK, the profits generated from drug trafficking were then invested in construction companies, real estate and other economic activities.
As part of the operation, 18 villas, 336 bank accounts, companies, apartments, luxury vehicles, properties in Tirana, Palasa, Jalë, Himara and other areas were seized, while only one suspected transaction related to properties in Zvërnec reaches the value of 128 million euros.
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