The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of the three defendants in the file known as "Xibraka", including the grandson of the dictator Hoxha, Ermal Hoxha, who sought the annulment of the decision of the Appeal of Serious Crimes that declared them guilty of drug trafficking . The request, filed five years ago, was reviewed in the consultation room by a panel with judge Sokol Binaj as relator, who decided not to accept it, leaving the Appeal decision in effect.
The nine defendants in the Xibraka case, including two Colombian citizens, pleaded guilty to serious crimes and were sentenced to a total of 104 years in prison.
The Serious Crimes Appeal sentenced Ermal Hoxha to 6 years and 8 months; Ilir Hysenin with 8 years; Colombians Cesar Avila with 8 years; Valter Moreno with 8 years; Gentian Gjonajn with 7 years and 8 months; Kelmend Dalipin 7 years and 4 months; Sajmir Batkun with 8 years and 8 months; Arjan Dalipin with 7 years and 4 months and Genci Xhixhan with 8 years and 8 months, the latter was sentenced in absentia.
The "Xibraka" drug group was discovered in January 2015, during a police operation assisted by German police agents, where a record amount of 100 kg of cocaine was seized. The drugs were found in a warehouse in the village of Xibrakë, 10 km from the city of Elbasan. Eight people were arrested in and near the drug warehouse, among them the head of the group Sajmir Batku, the nephew of former dictator Enver Hoxha, Ermal Hoxha and two Colombian citizens.
Genci Xhixha, who is known as the head of a powerful cocaine trafficking network in Europe and beyond, was declared wanted. The investigations started after the information forwarded by the German authorities on 17.12.2014, about cocaine trafficking from Albania to Germany./ Shqiptarja.com