The Special Prosecution Office (SPAK) has closed investigations into 4 criminal groups for trafficking in human beings which operated in Albania, Italy and Turkey.
SPAK has brought to GJKKO the file against the defendants Dushan Spahiu, Paulin Koçi, Petrit Pashaj, Indrit Hita, Enjad Myrtaj, Roland Ramadani, Zamir Muliu, Klajdi Kondo (Meto), Fatjon Kocllari, Kristjana Sako, Emiljano Likaj ( Qazim Ismailaj, Fatos Dusha, Klodian Gjikondaj, Fatjon Belaj, Klement Latifaj, Robert Hysa, Erjol Lleshi, Mohamed Abdurrahim Sherif, Abu Ahmed Sultan, Saber Saber, Yahia Kamal Kamil Yussef, Mustafa Hysein Koseoglu, Yalcin Ali Hanci and Iranian Vailollah.
The above-mentioned citizens are charged with committing criminal offenses "Assistance in illegal border crossing", "Structured criminal group", "Committing criminal offenses by a criminal organization and structured criminal group".
"During the investigations carried out by the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) it was documented that the members of 4 (four) criminal groups exercised in cooperation with each other the criminal activity (2 groups in Italy, 1 group in Albania and 1 group in Turkey) of smuggling. of various persons from the Middle East, destined for southern Italy and subsequently other EU countries.Members of these criminal groups after securing different persons mainly in Iraq, Syria, Egypt and other countries for a monetary reward from 5000 to 10000 Euros, smuggled them by land and sea, enabling them to cross illegally from one country to another with final destination EU countries.The joint investigation documented 30 episodes of smuggling 1120 immigrants.
From the investigations conducted in Albania by SPAK in close cooperation with the General Directorate of State Police and other law enforcement agencies are documented 7 (seven) episodes of smuggling of persons from the Middle East, carried out in Tirana, Korça, Gjirokastra, Elbasan , Fier, Vlora and Saranda. The persons smuggled to cross the state borders illegally were also caught in the act, and the criminal activity of this structured group was documented. Also seized were vessels (boats), a sailing ship, vehicles, as well as various items, which were used for smuggling of persons by land and by sea. "