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List of members. 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]
Albanians in the United Kingdom were first mentioned as merchants and seamen on the coasts of England during the 14th and 15th centuries. [3] [4] Albanian stradioti mercenaries during the 16th century [5] served the English king in his wars against the Kingdom of Scotland. The history of modern-day Albanians in the UK began in the early 20th ...
Killing of Emily Jones. / 53.59856; -2.53235. On 22 March 2020, 7-year-old Emily Grace Jones [3] was stabbed at Queen's Park in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, while riding her scooter and died shortly afterwards. [4] [5] Eltiona Skana, a 30-year-old Albanian woman unknown to the Jones family, was arrested on the scene and later charged ...
On the evening of 17 September 2021, Sabina Nessa, a 28-year-old woman was murdered in south east London. Her body was found the following day in Cator Park, Greenwich, having been beaten and strangled. Koci Selamaj, an Albanian -born man resident in Eastbourne, East Sussex, pleaded guilty to her murder in February 2022 and was sentenced to ...
A crime is described as an act against the Albanian Penal Code for which there are judicial consequences such as punishments or fines. [1] The Penal Code is based on the Constitution of the Republic of Albania, with general principles of international criminal law ratified by the Albanian state. Crimes in Albania can only be committed within ...
The United Kingdom's crime rate remains relatively low when compared to the rest of the world, especially among first world countries. As of 2019, the United Kingdom sits in 174th place for intentional homicide victims per 100,000 inhabitants at 1.20. [4] As of January 2018 police figures have shown a sharp increase in violent crime and sex ...
Decoding Albanian Organized Crime: Culture, Politics, and Globalization. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520282803. Mugumya, Geofrey (2005). From Exchanging Weapons for Development to Security Sector Reform in Albania: Gaps and Grey Areas in Weapon Collection Programmes Assessed by Local People. United Nations Publications UNIDIR.
The gold, looted by the Axis powers from Albania during World War II, was stored in the vaults of the Bank of England and was awarded to the Albanians by the US-UK-France tripartite commission in 1948 after it was retrieved by the Allies. With the end of the Cold War, the People's Socialist Republic of Albania ceased to exist in 1992.