
A recent Italian intelligence report has been presented to the Italian Parliament regarding the role of Albanian crime in criminal activities.
Data from the main Italian security institutions has provided a broad overview of current security threats.
Journalist Alba Kepi said that the Italian intelligence report, i.e. the security policies, summarizes all reports made by the Italian anti-mafia department, as well as by the police and all anti-drug, security and counter-terrorism departments.
According to her, the report takes on particular importance in the context of the new geopolitical situation and the new security measures that Italy has taken.
"This report takes on particular importance in the light of what is currently happening in terms of the international geopolitical situation and the new security plan that Italy has undertaken," said the journalist.
A special chapter of the report is dedicated to the Western Balkans region, where the role of Albanian crime in criminal activities is also mentioned.
"In the chapter dealing with the Western Balkans, Albanian crime, the Albanian mafia, has also taken up a special space. Once again, it is emphasized that Albanian crime has a very dynamic role in Italian territory, spread everywhere and a very dangerous criminality that also puts the stability of the region at risk. And the special thing is that beyond what is written in this report, the dynamism that this mafia has and especially the extraordinary power that it has by holding power and managing the trafficking of cocaine, marijuana, and arms trafficking, has been described precisely as the fact of the policy of money laundering in the territory of origin, that is, in Albania, but also in the entire Balkan area and beyond, passing into European territory," the journalist declared to "Syri TV".
According to the report, Albanian criminal organizations are involved in managing the trafficking of cocaine, marijuana, and weapons, while one of the elements highlighted is their empowerment through money laundering.
"The fact of the money recycling policy in the territory of origin, that is, in Albania, but also in the entire Balkan area and beyond, including in European territory, has been described ," she said.
Another element highlighted in the report is the increase in online fraud and criminal activities in the field of technology.
"Another novelty of this report is the fact of online investments or fraud, such as cases of investments in cryptocurrencies and the activities of call centers opened in Albanian territory or managed by Albanians," said Kepi.
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