All the details/ SPAK and Finnish authorities crack down on drug trafficking network, here is the evidence and arrests

2025-06-03 16:19:00, Aktualitet CNA

All the details/ SPAK and Finnish authorities crack down on drug trafficking

The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime, in cooperation with the Finnish authorities, is continuing the investigations within the framework of criminal proceedings no. 147, registered on 29.06.2023, for the criminal offenses of "Production and sale of narcotics", committed in the special form of cooperation of a structured criminal group, provided for by Articles 283 and 28/4 of the Criminal Code; "Structured criminal group", provided for by Article 333/ai of the Criminal Code; as well as "Commitment of criminal offenses by a criminal organization and a structured criminal group", provided for by point 1 of Article 334 of the Criminal Code.

The criminal proceedings were registered following a request for cooperation, which was submitted on 21.06.2023 by the Finnish Police Crime Center and the Lounais-Suomi police, in connection with investigations conducted into the trafficking and distribution of dangerous narcotics in Finland, by structured criminal groups, consisting of Albanian citizens, in close cooperation with other Finnish, European and Asian citizens.

On 21.11.2023, within the framework of joint investigations, the Joint Investigation Team was established between the Special Prosecutor's Office and the Central Criminal Police of Finland, the Department at the Southwestern Finland Police Institution and the Department at the Helsinki Police Institution.

After the establishment of the Joint Investigation Team, during 18 months of intensive investigations, special investigative methods were used such as; interception of telephone communications or secret photographic, film or video recordings in public places, as well as real-time exchange of information and evidence with the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation.

From the tests administered, it results that:

During 2022 and onwards, 4 structured criminal groups have been identified, consisting of Albanian and foreign citizens. These groups, created, organized and led by Albanian citizens, were able to traffic in the territory of the Republic of Finland, significant quantities of highly dangerous narcotic substances or substances, including; cocaine, amphetamine, cannabis, ecstasy and other psychotropic substances. The drugs were trafficked and transported from the Netherlands and Spain and then delivered, traded, and distributed in several cities in Finland, using a well-organized network of distributors of the narcotic substance/substances, in order to secure illegal income.

A characteristic of these structured criminal groups has been cooperation between them to achieve criminal goals or, in some cases, some members of structured criminal groups also acted on behalf of other groups. Some members of these structured criminal groups have been arrested and convicted by the courts of first instance in Finland for this criminal activity.

The most important episodes documented during 2022-2024 include:

Trafficking and then selling around 400 kg of amphetamine, over 500 kg of cannabis, and a significant amount of cocaine.

The mass distribution of ecstasy tablets and other banned substances in Helsinki and other cities.

Security measures and arrests:

At the request of the Special Prosecution Office, the Special Court against Corruption and Organized Crime, with decision no. 52, dated 02.06.2025, has imposed the security measure "Arrest in prison", provided for by Article 238 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, against 11 Albanian citizens.

On 03.06.2025, the National Bureau of Investigation Investigators and the structures of the General Directorate of the State Police made it possible to implement the security measure for 9 people under investigation.

BS, (27.01.1985)

EA (alias ET 07.02.1991)

AM (07.06.1981)

CC (14.04.1981;

TK (alias TT 15.10.1977)

GS (05.07.1994;

EM, (29.05.1983)

LH, (09.01.1983)

DL, (07.06.1983)

During the execution of security measures, numerous searches were carried out in homes and business premises, and the following material evidence was seized:

8 vehicles

13 mobile phones

Various written evidence

Officers from the National Bureau of Investigation in Finland, the Helsinki and Turku police, Finland, also participated in the implementation of security measures and the conduct of checks. The Nordic Liaison Officer's Office for Albania and Kosovo provided special assistance in the investigation of this criminal proceeding, building bridges between SPAK and the investigative and police authorities of Finland. /CNA