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"Daily Mail" reveals the new criminal business of Albanians in England (PHOTOS)

2026-03-02 10:10:01Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

"Daily Mail" reveals the new criminal business of Albanians in England

Albanian gangs are using TikTok, Facebook and Instagram to sell cigarettes at reduced prices for "express delivery" to British homes.

A Daily Mail investigation uncovered multiple Albanian-language TikTok and Facebook pages offering cigarettes from the brand to customers in the United Kingdom.

The cigarettes are described as coming from Albania or Greece and are being sold for £6 to £7 a pack, compared to the UK average of £16, suggesting they have been smuggled to avoid tobacco tax and may also be counterfeit.

A TikTok and Facebook account has been operating under a name that roughly translates as “Albanian cigarette packs” and offers cigarettes from Greece and Albania for home delivery.

An Albanian-language TikTok page advertising cheap cigarettes for home delivery in the UK. This particular page has been removed after being reported to TikTok by the Mail.

A Mail journalist was offered packages for £6.50, compared to £17.75 in British supermarkets.

Ervin Karamuço, a professor of criminology at the State University of Tirana, believes that gangs from around the country are turning to tobacco to increase their income.

"It is not surprising that, in addition to arms and drug trafficking, Albanian criminal organisations are also involved in cigarette smuggling into the UK. Although this activity is not as profitable as drugs, it remains a significant source of criminal income," he told the Mail newspaper.

Professor Karamuco suggested that corrupt customs officials were turning a blind eye to illegal tobacco shipments, or were actively organizing them.

Albanian criminals have been involved in cigarette smuggling into the EU for at least 20 years.

Albania is known as a manufacturing hub for counterfeit cigarettes, with investigators recently raiding a factory in the town of Librazhd.

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