FLASH
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In the port of Piraeus in Greece, more than 320 kilograms of cocaine were found inside 2 containers of shrimps that had left from a Latin American country.
According to what the neighboring media reports, the drugs found by the DEA officers had their final destination in Albania.
The two arrested Albanians have been identified as Andrea Merkuri and Azdren Muharremi .
The Albanian named Andrea turns out to be a businessman in Albania, the owner of clothes shops and a tourist bus.
How did the group that was caught by the US DEA operate;
Members of the ring were active in the trafficking of significant quantities of cocaine from Latin America.
The drugs were transported by sea and hidden in containers for their further importation and trafficking to European countries, including Greece, to obtain large amounts of illegal profits.
In fact, as stated in the Police announcement, from the transportation and trafficking of large quantities of cocaine, they have benefited from illegal income exceeding 5 million euros.
In order to put an end to their action, a police operation was carried out in the morning hours of yesterday, 22.05.2024, during which the 48-year-old man was located and in his possession were found for the purpose of further trafficking - 180 - improvised nylon packages with cocaine, with a total weight of -210- kilograms and -300- grams.
During an investigation, the 48-year-old man was found and in his possession were found, for further trafficking, 180 improvised nylon packages with cocaine, with a total gross weight of 210 kilograms and 300 grams.
In the house and vehicle checks, additional items were found and seized:
-cocaine with a total weight of -510-grams,
-raw cannabis with a weight of -1.5-grams,
a sum of money of €131,675
-a pistol with a fifteen-round magazine ( 15) cartridges,
-37- 9mm cartridges and -3- 7.65mm cartridges,
scales,
-2- motorcycles,
-17- mobile devices,
memory card (usb device),
-3- Device for tracking electronic geographic devices (tracker GPS),
container seal and
many pages of handwritten notes.
Investigations are continuing for the complete disclosure of the illegal activity of the criminal organization and any connection it may have with other similar networks, as well as the identification of other members.
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