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EU study: Mafia networks of the Western Balkans, leading role in the drug trade

2022-11-21 22:35:28Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REUTERS
EU study: Mafia networks of the Western Balkans, leading role in the drug trade
EU study: Mafia networks of the Western Balkans, leading role in the drug trade

The criminal networks of the Western Balkans have become the main actors of the drug markets in the region and the EU, according to a report of the European Union drug agency (EMCDDA).

The report clarifies that the strategic position of countries such as Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as Kosovo, coupled with the high demand for drugs, especially in the European Union and Turkey, have accelerated the operations of criminal groups. .

"Several EU countries are on the trafficking routes that pass through the Western Balkans before returning to the EU. This means that trafficking flows can be complex," said the report, which is part of a larger regional study conducted between 2019 and 2022.

The many communities in EU countries also provide a pool of individuals who can be exploited or recruited by these networks, the report says.

The EU's anti-drugs agency, the EMCDDA, reported on the activity of groups from the Western Balkans in Belgium and the Netherlands, where ports such as Antwerp and Rotterdam play an important role in drug trafficking in the EU.

According to the EMCDDA agency, Balkan drug networks have major interests in countries such as Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom when it comes to cocaine, heroin and cannabis markets.

These networks have used the latest technology to improve the efficiency of drug production, trafficking and money laundering, the report said.

These include complex indoor cultivation equipment, the use of drones, the use of digital currencies and encrypted communications.

Both the Western Balkans and EU countries serve as havens for criminals hiding from rival criminal groups or law enforcement.

"Members of Italian and Turkish criminal networks are reported to be evading justice by settling in the Western Balkans, while Russian criminal organizations are believed to be involved in money laundering activities along the region's coastline," the EU's anti-drugs agency said. , EMCDDA.


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