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"Albanian criminals in Britain enslave people in shepherd's houses, go to Albania with luxury cars and clothes and boast"

2024-10-22 20:54:43Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
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BBC: Attack on the Albanian gangs that enslave people in "shepherd houses"

The BBC has devoted an article to the Albanian criminal gangs that traffic people in Great Britain by forcing them to work on cannabis farms.

In the article entitled "Cracking the cannabis gangs of modern Albanian slavery" it is said that Manchester police arrested 46 Albanians in 2023 and found more than 10 million pounds of cannabis.

The article emphasizes that Albanian gangs have "bought" people to work in the United Kingdom on cannabis farms. According to the same article, criminal groups buy expensive cars and clothes and watches from well-known designers.

In this way they return to their country which encourages another generation of criminals to come to the UK, the paper quotes.

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Police say they are cracking down on Albanian criminal gangs who smuggle people into the UK and force them to work on cannabis farms. Manchester police arrested 46 Albanian nationals in 2023 and found more than 10 million pounds of cannabis. Manchester Police said people were forced to work in appalling conditions while their criminal bosses made huge fortunes.

Chief Constable Joe Harrop says gangs from the Western Balkans were the focus of an operation involving police forces from across the UK.

"Albanian gangs have often bought people to work in the UK in places like cannabis farms. These are terrible conditions. They live and sleep inside farms and cannot leave. They maintain plants which are often in different stages of growth in different rooms. The leaders of these crime groups earn a large amount of money," said Harrop.

He said these groups buy "high quality cars" and designer clothes and watches, and then return to their country "flaunting this wealth", which encourages "another generation of criminals to come to the Kingdom of United".

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As part of an investigation between May and November 2023, officers became aware of an Albanian who was believed to be controlling others in the large-scale production of cannabis across the region. By identifying the highest level members of the gang, the police were able to make several arrests of this network.

In 2022, the police made 10,788 seizures of cannabis, and in the following year this figure increased to 13,247 cases. In September 2024, four men from Albania received long prison terms for running cannabis factories. Police are working with councils, schools and hospitals in Manchester to tackle drug issues and educate as part of the strategy.

Dr. Jon Davies, a criminologist at the University of Manchester, said: "In Bury, there was evidence that restaurants and travel agents helped create a business front to launder the money. Of course, it is unlikely that the victims will be in the back office of that business or store, but they will be at home. There's a whole operation out there to stop law enforcement from detecting that activity.”

Ministry of Justice figures show that, at the end of March 2024, more than 1,200 Albanians were held in prisons in England and Wales – more than any other foreign national.

Amy Bond, chief operating officer of anti-modern slavery charity Causeway, said: “Most people caught up in modern slavery are trapped in exploitative work on things like cannabis farms. There was a transition from Vietnamese to Albanian gangs. Gangs bring people into these environments and promise them a job. The victims are then involved in illegal work and cannot leave because they are afraid of being followed."


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