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How the Albanian mafia took over the cocaine market in Britain: From ties to Colombian cartels to the murders of "commanders-in-chief"

2025-02-04 17:45:03Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
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GREAT BRITAIN - A young man, who recently became a father, was found beaten to death and with a rope around his neck; this could be the latest horrific crime linked to "Albanian gangsters". Rhys Thompson, 29, was kidnapped, murdered and his body dumped on a lawn to send a message to a "cannabis farm". For the murder of the young man, 8 people were arrested, but later released to face trial for the crime they allegedly committed on the morning of May 13, 2021.

How the Albanian mafia took over the cocaine market in Britain: From ties to
Rhys Thompson

Albanian gangs are believed to dominate the UK's illegal cocaine trade, which is said to be worth £5 billion a year. They gained dominance by negotiating directly with Colombian cartels. Across Europe, Albanians are also said to work closely with branches of the Italian mafia, which has controlled the continental cocaine trade for years.

In 2023, the National Crime Agency and 43 police forces across England and Wales targeted 'Western Balkans' gangs, seizing around 200,000 cannabis plants worth up to £130 million; £636,000 in cash, 26 kilograms of cocaine worth up to £1 million and 20 firearms. The operation resulted in over 900 arrests, of whom 450 were charged.

Detectives believe Thompson was involved in a disturbance in the Crumpsall area of ​​Manchester. A post-mortem examination revealed he had been hit nine times on the head with a heavy, sharp object. He also had two broken hands, a broken forearm and a broken left leg; not to mention numerous cuts and scrapes. Some of the injuries were thought to be 'defensive' wounds from those he was suffering from at the hands of his would-be killers. The latter ended his life by strangling him with a rope, which was found around his neck.

From the crime scene it appeared that the killers had made no effort to dress the victim's body.

The investigation team questioned the mother of the deceased, who was also known by the nickname "Vypz". She said that the son worked as a courier; although he had planned to study at the University of Salford, he changed his mind when he found out that he was going to be a father. Before he was killed, she recalled that her son was "not in the mood", he seemed to be thinking about something.

"He was quiet. I didn't know what was going through his mind. I miss him so much. He was a really loving child who I miss every day," she said.

But what was the young man thinking?

Investigators concluded that Thompson and others had attempted to "fine" or rob a pub in Manchester in the early hours of May 13, 2021. But they were caught by the owners. Thompson had tried to leave in a white Transit van, but as he tried to flee, he crashed into a wall. At this point, the pub owners dragged him from his vehicle and put him in another car. During the moment he was resisting, the victim also called an ambulance, but the "999" officers only heard the sounds of a fight, nothing more.

This was the last moment he left a testimony while alive!

Immediately after the murder, it was reported that the group responsible for the murder of the young British man may be linked to Albanian gangs.

According to the DailyMail, Albanian gangsters in the UK have also committed a series of similar murders. Some time ago, three members of an Albanian gang were jailed for beating to death a man who had tried to steal cannabis from their "fern" in Cardiff.

How the Albanian mafia took over the cocaine market in Britain: From ties to
Tomasz Waga

Tomasz Waga, 23, from Dagenham, East London, who had a newborn son and 'his whole life ahead of him', was murdered in 2021 and his body was dumped like a 'garbage bag'. He and another man had gone to steal cannabis plants but were inadvertently discovered by the 'gardener' living in the flat, who called other gang members. Waga and his accomplice were first attacked with baseball bats and bricks, then the 23-year-old was dragged into a Mercedes.

His body was later found with 25 injuries to his head and mouth, bruises to his chest and injuries to his ribs, arms, as well as swelling and bruising to his brain. He died after blood blocked his airways. Josif Nushi, 27, and Mihal Dhana, 29, both from Cardiff, were jailed for his murder and sentenced to 20 and 16 years in prison respectively.

Hysland Aliaj, 31, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for manslaughter.

Meanwhile, another gangster, nicknamed "Tony Montana" after Al Pacino's character in the film Scarface, will begin a prison sentence in the UK next year for the murder of a man in London in 1999. Serial killer Mane Driza, now 47, must first serve a sentence in Italy for orchestrating a double murder and the attempted murder of a third in June 2002 in Sicily. He had gone to Italy after killing Stefan Monen in north London.

How the Albanian mafia took over the cocaine market in Britain: From ties to
Mane Driza

His crimes in Sicily were the "result" of a dispute over drug and prostitution control in Catania. But that's not all!

How the Albanian mafia took over the cocaine market in Britain: From ties to
Mane Driza and Stefan Mone

Driza had also killed in Albania. In 2001, an Albanian court convicted Driza in absentia of the premeditated murder of two people, a father and son. The incident had occurred in 1997, and that same year he had gone to Britain claiming to be an orphan, and was therefore granted a residence permit.

How the Albanian mafia took over the cocaine market in Britain: From ties to
Victim

In the UK, it was revealed that Driza had murdered Mona by shooting her 120 times. Driza was furious when his flatmate took her wedding ring and gave it to Mona's partner. At this point, he launched a furious attack with a cheese knife, then an axe. Mona's body was found by her pregnant girlfriend, Zoe Blay, the next day, but she was so badly disfigured by her injuries that she was only able to identify her by the distinctive buckle on her belt.

For this murder, Driza was sentenced to life imprisonment./ DailyMail/ VOICE

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