
This Monday, October 21, at the Palace of Justice, in Brussels, Belgium, the trial began against the Albanian-speaking international drug trafficking organization, named "Extracteurs" (Extractors) by the authorities.
There are 24 suspects in the process, mostly Albanians, two of whom are detained in Ukraine.
The group is accused of being responsible for transporting large loads of cocaine from Latin America and then supplying the entire European market. The cargo was mainly delivered to the Italian mafia clan, the Calabrians of the 'Ndrangheta.
Port traffic was carried out from Antwerp, while there have also been clashes between groups and gun attacks in Brussels and Liege recently.
The serious crimes that occurred in two of the cities are related to this organization of suspected Albanians and the cause was the fight for the control of the cocaine market.
The organization is accused of being responsible for the distribution and introduction of goods from ports in Norway, Ukraine, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Spain and Greece.
This venture was done in return for payment in kind (5 to 8% of cocaine shipments for port-based crews only). The logistics group or also called "extractors", were mainly Albanians, who operated and accessed by committing fraud at the ports or through cooperation with import-export companies and security companies, with the aim of passing the goods to the port without control and further extracting cocaine, writes "Le Soir".
After receiving it from the ports of Belgium, they distributed it to other countries, mainly by sea.
Arrests were made not only in Belgium, but also in other European countries. Two of the suspects, Albanians, remain isolated in Odesa, Ukraine, but were based in Liege and are expected to be extradited for trial. They are accused of documented traffic in 2020 and 2021, reports "Newsdayfr".
A final appeal for release was rejected last January. They have been identified as "Tanko" and "Morianu" and the process is held at a distance. Their arrest was made last year, from an operation between Belgium, Germany and Italy.