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2023-12-16 13:43:00, Kronika CNA

The Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime has completed preliminary investigations for criminal proceedings no. 49 of 2019, which refers to the criminal offenses "Production and sale of narcotics", "Structured criminal group", "Perpetration of offenses by the group of structured criminal", provided by article 283, paragraph (1), as well as articles 28/4, 333/a/1 and 334/1 of the Criminal Code.

This criminal proceeding was investigated in cooperation with the judicial police of the State Police Directorate, in the framework of the Joint Investigation Team with the Prosecutor's Office of Bergamo, in Italy, which was supported by Eurojust, Europol, as well as continuously supported by financial side from the IPA/2019 Project "The fight against serious crimes in the Western Balkans".

As a result of the investigative actions carried out in Italy and Albania, it has become possible to discover a criminal group that operated in Italy and Albania, which aimed to trade narcotics such as cocaine, heroin and marijuana.

From the investigative actions, it has become possible to prove the trade of an amount of more than 120 kilograms of cocaine, 15 kilograms of very pure heroin, as well as 129 kilograms of marijuana and 92 kilograms of hashish, seized in Italy in several different episodes.

The criminal activity of this group has been developed for the time period from 2015 onwards and has been developed in Albania mainly in Durrës, as well as in various cities in Italy, such as Bergamo, Brescia, Milan, Turin, etc., places where the transportation and trade of narcotics was carried out.

From the joint investigations, the necessary evidence was collected, proving that this criminal group was created and directed by the defendants Gernard Beu, Emirjan Beu and Braniol Liço, who coordinated the actions between them for the management of the criminal group.

While, as participants in this criminal group who cooperated with the leaders of the group and with each other, 18 other people were identified, who in different places and at different times, carried out the activity of trading narcotics.

At the end of the preliminary investigations, the defendants Braniol Liço, Gernard Bey and Emirjan Bey have been accused of having committed the criminal offenses "Production and sale of narcotics", "Structured criminal group", "Commitment of offenses by a structured criminal group", provided from article 283, paragraph (1), as well as articles 28/4, 333/a/1 and 334/1 of the Criminal Code.

The defendants Florid Vukaj, Lulzim Selimi, Dhimitër Nina, Dorian Bey, Syrjan Tola, Ramazan Grada, Igli Lala, Saimir Prenga, Rexhep Dallupi, Enkeleda Bakalli and Gjergji Luli, have been accused of having committed the criminal offenses of "Production and sale of narcotics". "Structured criminal group", "Commitment of offenses by a structured criminal group", provided by article 283, paragraph (1), as well as articles 28/4, 333/a/2 and 334/1 of the Criminal Code.

While the defendants Alfred Luli, Ilir Duro, Fran?esko Çeçi, Lorik Prengaj, Gjergj Zefi, Renato Zefi and Eledjo Dedej, have been accused of having committed the criminal offenses "Structured criminal group", "Commitment of offenses by a structured criminal group", provided by articles 28/4, 333/a/2 and 334/1 of the Criminal Code.

During the preliminary investigations related to this criminal proceeding, at the request of the Special Prosecutor's Office, the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime with decisions No. 395 Act dated 05.10.2023 and No. 414 Act dated 18.10.2023 decided the insurance measure "Preventive Sequestration" against movable and immovable assets in the direct and indirect possession of the leaders of the criminal group, the defendants Braniol Liço, Gernard Beu and Emirjan Beu.

On the basis of the above two court decisions, 3 (three) commercial companies and their assets, four other commercial activities, fishing boats, vehicles, 5 (five) "Unit" real estates, an apartment and a garage were seized. .

The movable and immovable assets have a value of about 1,000,000 (One Million) Euros and their seizure was carried out on the grounds that their value corresponds to the value of the proceeds of the criminal offense, which the defendants have benefited from the criminal activity.

On 11.12.2023, the Special Prosecutor's Office sent to the Special Court of First Instance for Organized Crime and Corruption the request to send to trial the criminal case no. 49 of 2019 in charge of the above defendants with their respective charges.

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