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Narcotics trafficking at the Port of Durrës

Overview

Authorities in Albania have intercepted significant narcotics shipments at the Port of Durrës. In mid-September, police seized approximately 41.35 kilograms of cocaine, valued at an estimated 2 million euros, which was hidden in the lids of a container arriving from Brazil. The container was officially documented to be transporting chicken meat.

This seizure was part of a coordinated police operation codenamed ‘Anchor 3’. Experts noted that this incident represents the third attempt to smuggle narcotics through the port within a single month, suggesting that trafficking routes from Latin America to Albania have become consolidated. Criminology expert Ervis Karamuço observed that such cocaine is often processed within Albanian territory before being distributed to European cities.

Entities

Port of Durrës · Durrës Police · Corfu · Albania · Durrës Local Police Directorate

Timeline

  1. 18 days ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    Port of Durrës seizure: 41 kg of cocaine found in Brazilian container

    Albanian authorities seized over 41 kg of cocaine, worth roughly 2 million euros, hidden in a chicken meat container from Brazil at the Port of Durrës.

  2. 23 days ago

    [CRIME] 9 sources
    Durrës authorities seize €1.2M in cannabis from Canada; arrest made in Corfu abuse case

    Albanian authorities seized 107.7 kg of cannabis worth €1.2 million in Durrës, while a 51-year-old man was arrested in Corfu for the alleged sexual abuse of his 8-year-old granddaughter.

Sources

abcnews.al · balkanweb.com · fjala.al · gazeta10.com · kosovapost.net · lajmi.net · ntv.al · rtsh.al · sinjali.com · vizionplus.tv