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The murder of the Greek mafia leader, "Agimi" from Athens speaks: If you want to get rid of someone, take Albanians! They are tougher than the Greeks
2024-01-17 20:28:29 / AKTUALITET
The murder of the notorious Greek mobster, Vangelis Zambounis, has caused various theories to explode in the neighboring country as to who wanted him to disappear from the streets of Athens.
In fact, as has been rumored until now, there have been many who wanted Zambounis dead, from the suspicions of the revenge of the killers of some Greek mobsters, to the war with the Russian and Ukrainian mafias, to the ties with the Albanians.
Zambounis cast a long shadow over Athens' underworld, according to "Agimit," an Albanian drug dealer in Athens who asked to be identified only by his first name.
"A very dangerous man," he said of Zambounis' reputation in criminal circles. "If you want to work in Athens, your boss will pay Zambounis because he has killed other bosses."
Zambounis' reputation for involvement in mob feuds extends to being a suspect in the murder last June of a major mob rival, Vassilis Roubetis, and his brother-in-law, who were executed in a vehicle by two AK-47 gunmen. 47. Police believe Roubetis' killing was in response to the April 2022 killing of another prominent Greek mob boss, Yiannis Skaftouros, killed outside his vacation home in Skourta by two assassins firing AK-47 assault rifles.
Zambounis himself had previously survived a 2018 assassination attempt, the perpetrator's AK-47 assault rifle jammed.
Greek and Albanian media have reported that a "contract" for Zambouni's life had been circulating in criminal circles for some time.
But in the world of Greek organized crime, there is a second theory being investigated by police and Zambounis' colleagues.
"Ukrainians and Russian organized crime groups displaced by the occupation of Ukraine have made a strong push into the Greek black market for smuggling tobacco and gasoline, which are the main mafia areas of the Balkans," said one crime analyst.
“Greece has a deep-rooted organized crime habitat that receives less attention than the Albanian, Serbian and Montenegrin groups, which focus heavily on the international cocaine trade. But the smuggling of tobacco and fuel remains a steady source of income for lower profile and violent groups. "Some internal battles are inevitable, but it seems as if the arrival of new competitors from Ukraine and Russia have destabilized the situation," he said on condition of anonymity.
A Greek police official, from Greece's national law enforcement agency, declined to comment on the data, but confirmed that revenge or territorial disputes with other criminal groups are suspected motives and that an Albanian connection to the assassins was being investigated.
Greek media say Zambounis was killed by Albanian hitmen.
Albanian organized crime groups operate internationally but are believed to have a strong presence in Italy, where the getaway car was stolen, and in neighboring Greece, home to a large Albanian community. "Agimi" did not reject the possibility of involving his fellow patriots.
"Albanians are tougher than Greeks, so if you want to kill or beat someone, get an Albanian," he told Vice News.
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