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Albanian mafia or Albanian organized crime (Albanian: Mafia Shqiptare) are the general terms used for criminal organizations based in Albania or composed of ethnic Albanians. Albanian organized crime is active in Europe, North America, South America, and various other parts of the world including the Middle East and Asia. [ 13 ]
Albanian organized crime has become a transnational phenomenon with ties in Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and the Italian and Colombian mafia as well. Much of the organized crimes is based on families with consanguinity belonging to the same clan and village. The networks are made of "people of the village" which discourages dropouts.
SPAK, Special Anti-Corruption Structure (Albanian: Struktura e Posaçme Anti-Korrupsion) is an independent judicial entity tasked with investigating corruption and organized crime at the highest levels of government and society in Albania. It consists of the National Bureau of Investigation, the Special Prosecution and the Special Courts. [2]
2014 Lazarat drug raid. On 16 June 2014, around 800 heavily armed Albanian police officers began a large scale raid in the mountain village of Lazarat, targeting cannabis growers, as part of a nation-wide operation to quell illegal cannabis plantations. Armed drug gang members responded with fire from automatic rifles, RPG-7s and mortars.
Prominent organized-crime figures escaped from prison, formed gangs, and effectively took control of numerous regions. Gangs looted banks, took hostages, and robbed businesses. The chaos resulted in the complete paralysis of the country, except for the capital, Tirana.
Taken (film) Taken 2. Categories: Organized crime by ethnicity. Secret societies related to organized crime. Organised crime in Albania. Secret societies in Albania. Mafia.
And with good reason: The illicit operation is luring unsuspecting young Albanian girls to the United States Law & Order: Organized Crime Recap: Liv Discovers Eli's Troubling Secret Skip to main ...
S. Sacra Corona Unita. Categories: Organized crime groups by country. Organized crime groups in Europe by country. Organised crime in Albania. Organizations based in Albania by subject. Gangs in Albania.