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New details emerge from the biggest trial taking place in Belgium. There are 125 people who appeared before the court, as well as 4 companies, thanks to the "Sky ECC" application. They are accused of trafficking and most of them are Albanians. The local media write that one of the leaders of the group is Albanian and he has decided to speak first.
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"Madam leader, I gambled and lost."
A 50-year-old Albanian man on trial in Brussels as the suspected ringleader of cocaine trafficking confessed on Monday to his involvement in drug trafficking across Europe before being arrested by Belgian police in 2021.
Eridan Munoz Guerrero is one of the main defendants in this mega-trial in Brussels, along with more than 120 other people - French, Belgian, Albanian, Colombian or North African - discovered mainly thanks to the decryption of messages on Encrochat and Sky
The Albanian explained that he was responsible for renting luxury cars and monitoring drivers who were sending cocaine to Italy, Germany and even Sweden, this through Belgium.
"I take responsibility for what I did, I confirm all my statements to the police, I confirm that I led a group of traffickers", he declared.
Guerrero noted in particular that he was responsible for placing crates of drugs in cars used for deliveries. But "there are a hundred people here that I don't even know,", added Eridan Munoz Guerrero, in clear French.
The case concerns the extensive international trafficking of cocaine and cannabis, cracked down by the Belgian police in 2021-2022 in cooperation with allies in Italy and Germany.
The drugs were transported in containers from South America and Morocco, respectively, via the ports of Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Le Havre. Cocaine was processed in Belgium, sometimes mixed with chemicals.
Eridan Munoz Guerrero, born in Albania in 1973 and who lived in the 2000s in Germany, where he is known to the courts, is among dozens of defendants named as suspected "leaders" of criminal organizations.
A total of 125 people were tried, including one who was never identified. Added to this are four companies established in Belgium, suspected of concealing illegal activities.
Some defendants such as Munoz Guerrero have been in custody in Belgium since their arrest. The others have been placed under house arrest.
Participation in a criminal organization, violation of drug legislation, arms trafficking, etc., are some of the criminal offenses for which the inmates are accused. It is also about kidnapping and attempted extortion.
The trial is expected to last at least four months, with three days of hearings per week.
In addition to seizures made at ports or cocaine processing laboratories operating in Belgium, the investigation was based on information intercepted on Encrochat and Sky ECC.
These encrypted phone systems, very popular with criminals, were dismantled in 2020 and 2021 thanks to the joint efforts of the Dutch, French and Belgian police.
Regarding Eridan Munoz Guerrero, investigators identified at least four different aliases used to communicate at Sky ECC. /Lesoir
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