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"I'll show you the Albanian mafia in Italy, they're like the 'Ndrangheta, silent and ruthless. They started everything from Rome"

2025-10-21 20:49:05Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"I'll show you the Albanian mafia in Italy, they're like the
Italian journalist, Nello Trocchia

In his book "Invincibili", Italian journalist Nello Trocchia recounts the silent and ruthless growth of Albanian crime in Italy, intertwining it with the political, judicial and social problems of the last thirty years.

His book has been a topic of discussion on Albanian television shows for days, and opposition MPs are also discussing it for the revelations it contains.

A correspondent for the newspaper "Domani", Trocchia is the author of the article on the violence in the Santa Maria Capua Vetere prison and has reported on investigations into the mafia and political corruption. He speaks to Corriere TV about Albanian organized crime.

How does this story begin?

With the arrival of Albanians in Italy aboard the ship 'Vlora', on August 8, 1991: we all remember those images. From the port of Bari, those people were welcomed with hatred and rubber batons, but also with solidarity.

And then what happens?

The problem is this: while we have criminalized immigration and waged war on the poor, we have completely forgotten about the drug traffickers. The Albanians who became criminals were raised and nurtured by the traditional mafias through the supply of what the Italian mafia needed: weapons after the collapse of the communist regimes in Yugoslavia and Albania, human trafficking – those who fled because they were poor – and the prostitution trade that Albanian criminals developed when many Italian clans no longer did so. And then there is the violence: the guaranteed dose of violence used to collect debts. All of this, in terms of supplies and criminal assets, has given the Albanians the opportunity to become a dominant mafia in today’s Europe.

What does Rome (the Italian capital) have to do with this?

Rome is the launch pad, because Albanian drug traffickers learned a lot there. They learned to pretend to be addicted to drugs. In the book, I tell the story – incredible given the silence of politicians and public opinion – of a drug trafficker, Dorian Petoku, whom I discovered was in a rehabilitation center with his former associates. He, a drug trafficker, declared himself addicted to narcotics thanks to the documents he had obtained. I reported everything, but it was in vain. Today, Dorian Petoku is in Dubai, awaiting extradition, having fled after my investigations. The other thing they learned in Rome is to pretend to be crazy. Then, they created relationships with famous people and immersed themselves in networks, undoubtedly involving professionals. In Rome, there was also the “last Albanian”, Fabrizio Piscitelli, killed on August 7, 2019, a drug fanatic with contacts in the underworld and the underworld. In Rome, there is this connection between blacks, criminals and the underworld. One of the pillars of Roman organized crime was built there. There are many of them, and today they play a major role in drug trafficking: Rome is a city of drug trafficking and, above all, of money laundering.

The future?

The Albanian mafia is now on the same level as the 'Ndrangheta. The ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam are also in the hands of Albanian groups that are divided into groups. A repentant member of one of the most powerful clans of the 'Ndrangheta, Mancuso, told me: 'Be careful, there is a difference between us. They have a family structure, they are unstoppable, they know how to organize well and they have an army of people with different roles and hierarchies. We, as the 'Ndrangheta' (Mancuso is now a witness, a collaborator of justice), no longer have them, because there is a wealth of information on the people and key figures linked to the 'Ndrangheta. Therefore, this investigative legacy on the key figures of the Albanians, does not exist.'

Is the Albanian "mafia" also present in Milan?

Yes. But let's be clear: when we talk about the mafia, we are talking about structured crime, since many courts have not yet recognized the term and the charge of "mafia". When the consortium between the 'Ndrangheta, the Camorra and the Sicilian Mafia was formed in Milan - a trial called "Hydra" is now underway - the links with politics and the business world came to light. Albanians were there for what they had. At the top, to beat and intimidate, to launder money, to start sitting at that table and to participate in the division of money.

Why do mafias, or organized crime, exist?

Mafias are a form of power; they exist when other powers are unwilling or unable to build hegemony and a pact of trust with communities. But they also exist when other powers exploit them. Mafia power has historically been used as criminal slavery by other powers at crucial times. In the 1990s, with the crisis of communism in Albania and the rampant capitalism of the pyramid financial scheme that left many Albanians bankrupt, Albanian criminal networks played an important role in organizing arrivals, trafficking and reactions in Albania as well. They raided weapons depots and responded to the needs of the Italian mafia, but also of the Albanian authorities unable to address the situation.

Do you feel alone?

I felt – and sometimes I do – alone. But we are our choices, not our consequences. It is sad when you find the bandits and boxers you write about on trains. The person who had written “Amen” in front of my face was on the same train as me that took me to Rome. I managed, despite the adrenaline, to talk to him, but I feared the worst. Fortunately, I was alone and not with my family. Sometimes I feel despair, sometimes fear, sometimes I notice the lack of attention from institutions, but I do this work because I know that the people I write about as victims, as oppressed, are close to my work.

Would you like an escort for your safety?

I would like to be able to continue doing my job. Since 2015, I have had a carabinieri patrol because of the threats I have received, but since then, everything has happened to me: punches, kicks and attacks. This vigilance has not been very useful; I continue to rely on those who are paid to make decisions that should ensure that I, like many others, can carry out a constitutional duty: to inform.


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