Spain returns to the "battlefield" of Albanian criminal groups to disrupt drug deals, all Albanians killed

2026-11-11 22:19:53Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Spain returns to the "battlefield" of Albanian criminal groups to

Spain has become a bloody scene of clashes between criminal groups over the years, where Albanians involved in drug trafficking have ended up being executed in assassination attempts. Debts, broken deals and settling scores are the recurring themes in a series of serious incidents.

One of the first cases is the disappearance of Tauland Malshi, in August 2018. He disappeared in the Granada area after getting into a vehicle with another person. Investigators suspect it was related to a drug debt or criminal conflicts.

That same year, 43-year-old Fatmir A. was executed by gunfire in Reus, Catalonia. The killing is suspected to have been an act of revenge, following another execution that took place ten years earlier.

In March 2019, in Mazarrón, Ded Dokaj was brutally tortured for hours before being executed with a bullet to the head. Investigators described the incident as a murder to disrupt drug deals.

In December 2020, Brendon Bregu was murdered in a restaurant in Alicante while having dinner with his partner. Again, the main motive was to launder money in drug trafficking.

The list of serious events continues in 2023. In April, 29-year-old Endrit Sinaj was shot dead in Girona, a few days after being released on bail, while in July a 20-year-old Albanian lost his life after a knife fight in Teruel, in an area where drug plantations were suspected to be operating.

In October 2024, another Albanian was shot in the head and left outside a hospital in Catalonia. In September 2025, the body of a young man from Shkodra, Miklovan Danaj, who had been missing for months in Marbella, was discovered, suspected of cocaine trafficking conflicts.

While the most recent case was on November 10, 2026, 39-year-old Luka Beqiraj from Vlora was executed on the terrace of a bar in Orihuela Costa.

From 2018 to today, at least 9 assassinations, disappearances and executions. A bloody balance sheet that brings to mind the silent war of Albanian criminal groups in Spanish territory. / A2 CNN


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