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Albanian marijuana growers in Barcelona, ​​the money came to Albania with suitcases and planes

2022-06-16 19:35:53Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Albanian marijuana growers in Barcelona, ​​the money came to Albania with
Albanian marijuana cultivators in Barcelona

"We are importers of crime and exporters of marijuana," described Spanish Special Forces Undersecretary Josep Boixadé, dismantling one of Catalonia's largest drug cultivation and trafficking networks. Behind her were mainly Albanian citizens. 90 percent, without money and without criminal record registered in Spain.

The leaders of the organization, based in Gerona and Tarragona, laundered money by buying businesses and real estate and made a high lifestyle with the benefits of the activity.

Albanian marijuana growers in Barcelona, ​​the money came to Albania with
Spanish Special Forces Deputy Inspector Josep Boixadé

According to police estimates, they earned about 3 million euros a year, with a production of 1275 kilograms of buds.

The investigation into the so-called Alba case began in May last year, when a phone call alerted special forces to a possible marijuana plantation at an industrial warehouse in Sant Vicenç de Castellet (Barcelona).

There agents found a complex installation. In fact, the link between the different cultures of the organization was an electrician - who is among those arrested - who designed and installed irrigation and lighting. "It is unusual to find such sophisticated objects," said the deputy inspector.

Although it was initially a Manresa court that oversaw the investigation, as it affected the four Catalan provinces, it was rejected in favor of the National Supreme Court. With his authorization and after a failed drug attack, Mossos, in collaboration with Customs Supervision, exploited the May 24 operation. The balance was 56 detainees -13 of whom have already entered prison-, with an average of 35 years.

Agents also dismantled 24 plantations in various Catalan municipalities - Lloret, Bascara, Solsona and Vilanova, among others - where they seized 22,600 plants and 166 kilograms of buds, prepared for sale, as well as 235,000 euros in cash.

Behind them were people who went from legal business to illegal, until they became marijuana exporters at the European level. Thus, Albanian citizens without criminal records moved to Catalonia to act as "gardeners". In case of discovery, they returned to their country of origin and were replaced by a third party.

cleaning money

The Tax Agency has already opened a parallel investigation into money laundering from the disconnected network. As detailed by the head of Customs Supervision in Gerona, Antonio Lajusticia, the money they collected from marijuana trafficking was returned to the legal district.

They did it in three ways: by sending money to Albania; some deliveries they made, either by vehicles or in suitcases that transported them by plane.

Also with the purchase of businesses and real estate by the leaders of the organization, who thus increased their assets. The analysis of this operation will take several months, until the Tax Agency has the report ready to present to the judge.


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