Police smash dangerous drug clan: millions of millions confiscated!

Police smash dangerous drug clan: millions of millions confiscated!

Josefstadt, Österreich - A big blow to organized crimes has succeeded in the past few weeks. In cooperation with German colleagues, the Lower Austria police broke a drug clan who has been active in Austria and Germany in recent years. An Albanian criminal organization was uncovered, which was in the value of several dozen kilograms of cocaine worth millions of euros, such as Slobodna Bosna reported.

At the operation at the end of May, nine kilograms of cocaine, 64 kilograms of cannabis and almost 45,000 euros in cash were secured in Vienna. The suspects, all Albanian citizens and a Slovak, were transferred to the Josefstadt prison on behalf of the Vienna public prosecutor. The investigation into this case was headed by the Lower Austria criminal police and the Achilles working group, with police officers from Duisburg and Traunstein actively involved.

international dimension of drug trade

The smashed clan is part of a larger network that was controlled by the Albanian group "Kompania Bello". This organization was involved in an international drug trafficking that has been networked by various countries in the past five years. In a further investigation that the Italian police initiated in 2015, a total of four tons of cocaine and 5.5 million euros were secured in cash. This comprehensive campaign comprised 10 countries, including Italy, Germany and the Netherlands, and led to 104 people, such as Večernji List reported.

"Kompania Bello" was known for their ability to control the entire process of drug trafficking, from purchasing in South America to distribution in Europe. The drugs were transported to large European ports with ships and further distributed from there using special, hidden vehicles. Sleeped money laundering methods were also used that are reminiscent of procedures such as the so-called “Kinese system” in order to transfer the money obtained from drug trafficking.

a serious threat

The findings of Europol show that 821 serious networks are currently active in the EU, many of them in the field of drug trafficking. According to a report by ZDF are organized in these groups, with each second network with drug trafficking connected. The main business of these networks focuses on cocaine, synthetic drugs and cannabis.

The challenge for the authorities remains great because many of these organizations, like the Albanian clans, cleverly integrate into the legal sectors to camouflage and facilitate their illegal activities. The European Union sees organized crimes as a serious threat to security and democracy, which is why the cooperation between the individual countries and the authorities is becoming increasingly important.

With the latest arrests and the destruction of this drug clan, an important progress has been made. However, it remains to be seen how the long -term effects on the most active criminal networks will be in the region.