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Trafficking in Tons of Cocaine/ SPAK "Packs" 15 Defendants, Sends Them to Trial

2026-07-08 09:36:00, Kronika CNA

Trafficking in Tons of Cocaine/ SPAK "Packs" 15 Defendants, Sends Them

The Special Prosecution Office completed the investigations and has sent to the Special Court of First Instance the request for trial of criminal proceedings no. 184/3 of 2024, against 15 defendants, accused as follows:

Artur Hoxhosmani, for committing criminal offenses:

“Trafficking in narcotics”, committed in collaboration, in the form of a structured criminal group, more than once, provided for by Articles 283/a/2 and 28 point 4 of the Criminal Code, in connection with Article 334/1 of the Criminal Code “Commitment of criminal offenses by a criminal organization or a structured criminal group”,

“Structured criminal group”, provided for by Article 333/a/1 of the Criminal Code in the form of a direction, “Illegal possession and production of weapons, explosive weapons and ammunition”, in relation to the cartridges found in the apartment, provided for by Article 278/3 of the Criminal Code, “Illegal possession and production of weapons, explosive weapons and ammunition”, in the apartment, provided for by Article 278/4 of the Criminal Code, as well as “Introducing or keeping prohibited items in the institution for the execution of prison sentences”, provided for by Article 324/a/1 of the Criminal Code.

Genti (alias Kili, alias Ekil) Nderjaku and Nazmi Shahini (alias Drazhi), for committing the following criminal offenses:

“Trafficking in narcotics”, committed in collaboration, in the form of a structured criminal group, more than once, provided for by articles 283/a/2 and 28 point 4 of the Criminal Code, in conjunction with article 334/1 of the Criminal Code, “Commitment of criminal offenses by a criminal organization or structured criminal group”, as well as “Structured criminal group”, provided for by article 333/a/1 of the Criminal Code in the role of leader.

1. Devid Patrut (alias Devid BORAJ, alias Elidon Skëndaj, alias Fatmir Pepaj), Ermir Ndreaj and Erion Alibej (alias Erion Dylgjeri, alias Andrea Dylgjeri), for committing the following criminal offenses:

“Drug trafficking”, carried out in collaboration, in the form of a structured criminal group, (in the episode of 13.12.2020, Guajaquyil, Ecuador) provided for by articles 283/a/1 and 28 point 4 of the Criminal Code, in connection with article 334/1 of the Criminal Code, “Commitment of criminal offenses by a criminal organization or structured criminal group”, as well as “Structured criminal group” provided for by article 333/a/1 of the Criminal Code in the form of leadership.

2. Klevis Hoxhosmani, for committing the criminal offenses: “Trafficking in narcotics” committed in collaboration, in the form of a structured criminal group, more than once (in the episodes dated 06-07.06.2020, Rotterdam, Netherlands; and 28.10.2020, Rotterdam, Netherlands) under Articles 283/a/2 and 28 point 4 of the Criminal Code, in connection with Article 334/1 of the Criminal Code “Commitment of criminal offenses by a criminal organization or a structured criminal group”, as well as “Structured criminal group”, as provided for by Article 333/a/2 of the Criminal Code in the form of a participant.

3. Ramazan Rraja, Plaurent Dervishaj, Amar (alias Dritan) Shkëmbi, and Amer (alias Ilir) Lloshi, for committing the following criminal offenses:

“Drug trafficking”, carried out in collaboration, in the form of a structured criminal group provided for by articles 283/a/1 (in the episode dated 28.10.2020, Rotterdam, Netherlands) and 28 point 4 of the Criminal Code, in connection with article 334/1 of the Criminal Code, “Commitment of criminal offenses by a criminal organization or structured criminal group”, as well as “Structured criminal group” provided for by article 333/a/2 of the Criminal Code in the form of a participant.

4. Julian Meçaj and Bledar Polovina, for committing the following criminal offenses:

"Production and sale of narcotics", carried out in the special form of cooperation, that of a structured criminal group (with the typology of continuous crime, during the period January 2020-March 2021, carried out in the form of sales and offering for sale), provided for by articles 283/1 and 28 points 4 and 6 of the Criminal Code, in connection with article 334/1 of the Criminal Code, "Commitment of criminal offenses by a criminal organization or a structured criminal group", "Structured criminal group", carried out in the form of management, provided for by article 333/a/1 of the Criminal Code.

Bashkim Haxhija and Endrit Sinani, for committing criminal offenses:

"Production and sale of narcotics", carried out in a special form of cooperation, that of a structured criminal group (with the typology of continuous crime during the period January 2020-March 2021, carried out in the form of sales and offering for sale), provided for by articles 283/1 and 28 points 4 and 6 of the Criminal Code, in conjunction with article 334/1 of the Criminal Code, "Commitment of criminal offenses by a criminal organization or a structured criminal group".

The administered acts have shown that the defendants and their associates have coordinated with each other in various criminal activities, including through communications on the encrypted SkyEcc platform, which have been administered by French justice authorities within the framework of mutual legal assistance.

The investigations conducted have proven that the defendants, in collaboration with persons convicted by foreign authorities, persons prosecuted by Albanian authorities, or persons still unidentified, have trafficked from Latin American countries (Brazil, Ecuador and Colombia) and Spain and Morocco to European countries (Italy, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, etc.), as well as have traded and offered for sale in these European countries in the special form of cooperation, that of a structured criminal group, a considerable quantity of 8126 kg of narcotics:

7261 kg, cocaine-type narcotic

590 kg, narcotic plant of the hashish type

275 kg, narcotic plant of the cannabis sativa type.

At the end of the investigation, it was concluded that the defendants Artur Hoxhosmani, Genti Nderjaku (alias Kili, alias Ekil Nderjaku), Nazmi Shahini (alias Drazhi), Devid Patrut (alias Devid Boraj, alias Elidon Skëndaj, alias Fatmir Pepaj), Ermir Ndreaj and Erion Alibej (alias Erion Dylgjeri, alias Andrea Dylgjeri), had the role of leader and financier in the illegal activity related to narcotics, while the defendants Klevis Hoxhosmani, Ramazan Rraja, Plaurent Dervishaj, Amar (alias Dritan) Shkëmbi, Amer (alias Ilir) Lloshi, Bashkim Haxhija, Julian Meçaj, Bledar Polovina and Endrit Sinani, had the role of participants.

The Special Prosecution Office has filed with the preliminary hearing judge a request to discontinue the investigations against 3 (three) persons under investigation, suspected of committing criminal offenses provided for in Articles 283/a, 28/4, 333/a and 334/1 of the Criminal Code.

Based on the acts administered during the investigation, it was concluded that, for one of the episodes attributed to the suspect Devid Patrut, the latter was convicted by the Belgian justice authorities. Consequently, in this case, the principle of res judicata (ne bis in idem) applies. Whereas, for the suspects Ilir Lloshi and Julian Pjetri, it was concluded that the attributed criminal fact did not exist or that the commission of the criminal offenses could not be proven.

The investigations into this criminal proceeding have been conducted in close cooperation with the French, Spanish, Belgian, British, Dutch, Brazilian, Italian, Ecuadorian justice authorities, and the National Bureau of Investigation, as well as during the execution phase of personal security measures in cooperation with the investigation structures of the State Police.

In order to identify the defendants' associates who participated in the illegal activity in the field of narcotics and to continue the property/financial investigation, we have proceeded with the separation of criminal proceedings no. 184/3 of 2024, and numbering them as criminal proceedings no. 184/3.1 of 2026.

SPAK thanks the French, Spanish, Belgian, British, Dutch, Brazilian, Italian, Ecuadorian justice authorities, Eurojust and Europol, for their support and assistance in this proceeding.