Albania’s Special Prosecution (SPAK) announced the conclusion of a joint operation with Bergamo prosecutors in Italy, resulting in the seizure of large quantities of drugs in Italy. According to the... read more →
The Albanian government has published draft legislation for the legalisation of medical cannabis, simultaneously inviting public consultation and fury from opposition lawmakers. The announcement comes shortly after the release of... read more →
The Montenegrin Supreme Court has ordered a second retrial for investigative journalist Jovo Martinovic, who in October 2020 was sentenced to a year in prison on drug trafficking charges. “The... read more →
A former police officer in southern Albania was found guilty of drug trafficking on Friday, linked to a 2017 case that also implicated the country’s former interior minister Saimir Tahiri.... read more →
Technology makes everything much easier for people to make the impossible, possible. A large fraction of the world's population use smartphones, enabling them to use the messaging app, Sky ECC. ... read more →
Police from eight European countries have brought down a major Balkan drug cartel, charging 61 people and seizing around 2.6 tonnes of cocaine. The group is alleged to have been... read more →
Montenegrin police have found more than 1,200 packages of cocaine in a shipment of bananas near the country’s capital of Podgorica. The seizure amounted to one tonne of cocaine, making... read more →
A cell within the notorious Montenegrin drug trafficking group, the Skaljari clan, has been arrested on Spain’s Canary Islands. During the arrests, Spanish authorities reportedly seized 400 kilograms of cocaine,... read more →
Nearly 3 tonnes of heroin destined for Europe has been intercepted in operations in Kazakhstan, Turkey, Poland, Germany and the Netherlands, the Turkish Interior Ministry reported on Wednesday. According to... read more →
Police in the state of Brescia in the Lombardy region of Northern Italy have made 35 arrests targeting a criminal organisation that imported large quantities of cocaine and hashish into... read more →
