International drug trafficking, SPAK arrests Albanian who "flooded" Turkey and the Netherlands with marijuana and cocaine

2026-07-07 16:05:42Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

International drug trafficking, SPAK arrests Albanian who "flooded"

The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime has announced the arrest of Albanian citizen Emiljan Burba, suspected of being one of the leaders of a structured criminal group involved in international drug trafficking.

According to SPAK's announcement, criminal proceedings were registered in January 2024 for the criminal offenses of drug trafficking within a structured criminal group, participation in a criminal group, and commission of criminal offenses by a criminal organization.

According to investigators, the criminal group organized drug trafficking from Albania to Montenegro with destination Germany, from Albania to Turkey, as well as from South American countries to European Union countries. Part of the evidence was obtained through the analysis of communications on the encrypted Sky ECC platform, administered by French authorities.

Investigations have documented three episodes of international drug trafficking: the seizure of 1,722 kilograms of marijuana in Montenegro in November 2020, 236 kilograms of marijuana in Turkey in January 2021, and 475 kilograms of cocaine in the Dutch port of Vlissingen, in a shipment coming from Ecuador.

The investigations initially identified 14 suspects, against whom security measures were imposed for involvement in criminal activity.

According to SPAK, further investigations led to the identification of Emiljan Burba as one of the leaders of the criminal group, particularly for the episode of drug trafficking to Turkey.

By decision of the Special Court dated July 3, 2026, he was assigned the security measure of "prison arrest", which was executed on July 6, 2026 by the State Police.


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