
The voluminous investigative file of the Florence Prosecutor's Office for the socialist mayor of Malësi e Madhe, Tonin Marinajn, contains telephone interceptions as well as photos of the accused persons and drug quantities. (read here)
Prosecutor Giulio Monferini investigated for at least 6 years and on March 29, 2016 he brought charges against 8 people for a criminal organization with international dimensions for trafficking in narcotics, marijuana. (read here)
Tonin Marinaj was among the persons under investigation, while the others are: Gamuzza Stefania, Rini Marku, Frederik Marku, Ferdinand Paja, Bruno Nika, Saimir Hamazi and Bep Gjoni. Dozens of other Albanian and foreign persons are also included in the investigation file, in certain roles who, according to the Florence Prosecutor's Office, have become part of drug trafficking.
In 2016, during the investigations carried out 8 years ago, the Prosecutor's Office of Florence accused the socialist mayor of having founded, incited and directed an organization of international proportions, based mainly in Tuscany, Venice, Udine and Albania, to traffic marijuana. So, according to the Florence Prosecutor's Office, Marinaj was the head of the criminal gang that produced marijuana in Albania and then sent it to Italy, from where it was distributed wholesale and retail. (read here)
In a fascicle of the investigative file, it is specified in detail the trafficking of an amount of 50 kilograms of marijuana from Albania to Italy and then the distribution on the market, which according to the Italian investigations was carried out during the period June-July 2010.

In addition to the persons mentioned above, according to the Florence prosecutor's office, other persons, Danjel Cardaku, Indrit Livadhi, Silvia Piemonte, Arenco Pagu, Alban Giuseppe, Stefania Gamuzza, were also involved in the trafficking of narcotics (50 kilograms of marijuana).
The prosecution emphasizes that the transportation of the narcotic substance was previously carried out in Albania by the trio Tonin Marinaj, Danjel Vardeku and Rini Marku, who maintained separate contacts between the parties who bought and sold marijuana.

"Në thelb, rezulton nga njëra anë, negocimi për transportimin e lëndëve narkotike është kryer paraprakisht në Shqipëri nga treshja Tonin Marinaj, Danjel Vardeku dhe Rini Marku, të cilët mbanin veçmas kontakte ndërmjet palëve që blinin dhe shisnin marijuanën. Në veçanti, çifti Marinaj-Marku, përfaqësues të grupit venecian, mbajtën kontakte me Indrit Livadhin, Silvia Piemonte, Frederik Markun, Fredinand Pajën dhe Arenco Pagu, të cilët janë ata që në fuksione të ndryshme janë kujdesur për lëndën narkotike me qëllim për ta shitur. Lënda narkotike prej 50 kilogramë ndodhej në shtëpinë e çiftit Pagu-Piemonte. Ndërsa Cardaku dhe Alban Giuseppe ishin përgjegjës për mbajtjen e kontakteve me Stefania Gamuzza, kujdestare e dërgesës së marijuanës në Firence, për të drejtuar shitjet që i njëjti kryente për llogari të tij", thuhet në dosjen hetimore të Prokurorisë së Firences.

Në dosjen është edhe fotografia edhe një sasi droge të sekuestruar, e vendosur në disa çanta. Ndërkohë autoritetet italiane bëjnë me dije se arrestuan 4 persona mes të cilëve dhe Rini Markun.

Nënvizohet se Tonin Marinaj përveç grupit që drejtonte për trafikimin e lëndëve narkotike merrej edhe me grumbullimin e parave të sasive të drogës që shiteshin.
"Më 11 qershor 2010 Tonin Marinaj, me banim të përhershëm në territorin shqiptar, ndodhej në Itali, veçanërisht në Firence, me qëllim menaxhimin e drejtpërdrejtë të grumbullimit të parave në lidhje me grupet e mëparshme të lëndëve narkotike dhe planifikimin sasive të drogës për të gjithë klientët e mëdhenj, duke përfshirë Fredinand Pajën të vendosur në një pozicion të lartë në të ashtuquajturat grupi venecian. Siç mësohet gjatë veprimtarisë hetimore në 23 korrik 2010 rezultoi me arrestimin e 4 personave mes të cilëve Rini Marku dhe në identifikimin e depove të marijuanës të Tonin Marinajt. Ky i fundit kishte zgjedhur territorin toskan si bazë logjistike për magazinimin dhe klasifikimin marijuanës së importuar nga Shqipëria", thuhet në dosjen hetimore.

CNA do të vijojë të publikojë të gjitha dokumentet e autoriteteve që disponon në lidhje me këto hetime. Deri në momentin e publikimit të dosjes hetimore të autoriteteve italiane, CNA ka tentuar disa herë të komunikojë me kryebashiakun socialist, Tonin Marinaj, në lidhje me këtë çështje, por ai nuk u është përgjigjur telefonatave tona. Në postimet në rrjetet sociale ai ka hedhur poshtë të gjitha akuzat. (lexo këtu)
Gjithçka nisi pas një denoncimi të bërë nga Partia Demokratike, e cila i kërkoi Prokurorisë së Përgjithshme që të verifikojë sipas ligjit të dekriminalizimit kryetarin e Bashkisë së Malësisë së Madhe, Tonin Marinaj.(lexo këtu)
After the DP's request, the Central Election Commission also started the movements, which on July 11 decided to start the in-depth verification for the socialist mayor. In relation to this issue, the CNA has officially addressed the CEC on how these verifications are proceeding and whether it was aware of the investigations against the mayor. We have not yet received an official response.
After these investigations, Tonin Marinaj has declared in the self-declaration form made on March 24, 2023, that he has never been convicted by a final judicial decision by any Albanian or foreign judicial authority. (read here)
Likewise, the socialist mayor has denied that he was under investigation or trial by a foreign authority for any criminal offense./ CNA
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