The German public television network, ZDF, has prepared a report on the Albanian mafia. "Albanian mafia - drugs, weapons and wounded honor", is the report of ZDF, which sheds light on the dominance of the Albanian mafia at the international level, where they are considered as first-hand importers of cocaine from South America to Europe.
"After growing up as the world's leading cannabis traffickers, Albanian mafia clans are now entering the lucrative cocaine business in South America - with Germany as their target market.
"If in the beginning Albanians were partners of the Italian mafia in drug trafficking from Latin America to Europe, now they are importers as first hand for cocaine from Ecuador and Colombia."
The report provides an overview of the influence of Albanian groups involved in drug trafficking in major German cities such as Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfurt.
But according to ZDF, the Albanian mafia deals not only with drug trafficking, but also with money laundering, arms trafficking, prostitution, fines, etc.
" In Tirana, where passports and identities are easily bought, a part of politics and police are corrupted by the mafia. Albania, under Rama's rule, has been labeled by the media as the Colombia of Europe. " Properties and villas in the best areas of Tirana demonstrate the economic success of Albanian mafias ," said ZDF.
The German network focuses extensively on planting cannabis in the country, adding that this plant has also conquered the mountains.
" Cannabis is the so-called 'gold of Albania'. "Real cannabis harvests make up a third of Gross Domestic Product: 4.5 billion euros ," the report said.
Journalist and writer Christiane Jaenicke says that the mafia is very strong in the country, quoting an expression of Fatos Lubonja: "In every country there is a mafia, but in Albania the state belongs to the mafia". " The Albanian mafia is everywhere ," the report continues.
" Albania is fighting for its future. " The police regularly destroy plantations and the government hopes that with these images it will influence the internationals, despite the suspected connections with the cartel bosses ." Germany is cooperating with the Albanian authorities, but has little trust within the Albanian police.
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