The Italian authorities arrested six Albanians yesterday as part of a wide operation carried out by the police to crack down on drug trafficking.
The operation was carried out with the cooperation of several police teams from different cities, while a total of 18 people were arrested.
The media across the Adriatic report that the arrestees are accused of trafficking 109 kilograms of cocaine (47 of them seized).
The value of the seized cocaine reaches the figure of 7 million euros if it were to be released on the market. The criminal group had connections to Central America from where it ordered cocaine and then transported it to Antwerp, Belgium and then to Italy. Among the 18 arrested, there are Albanians, Romanians and Italians.
More specifically, the arrested Albanians are the citizens:
1-Renato Nikaj, 29-year-old resident of Sesto S. Giovanni
2-Florian Qemali, 40-year-old resident of Bagnolo Mella
3-Arian Rezi known as Visi, 39 years old from Tirana
4-Edmir Demiraj known as Edi, 39 -years old, living in Albania
5-Andi Shkurti, 42 years old
6-Ilir Kuci, 50 years old, born in Berat, living in Milan.