The attack on the criminal group, SPAK discloses the new details from the operation that "sunk" Erezen Breçani and the head of Serious Crimes

The Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime has provided details of the operation where the former deputy director of the Tirana Police, Erezen Breçani, and the head of Serious Crimes, Dedan Gjoni, were arrested.

The Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime  registered on 28.04.2023 criminal proceedings no. 78 of 2023, for the criminal offenses of " Provision of conditions and material means to commit murder ", " Unauthorized possession and production of weapons, explosive weapons and ammunition ", " Manufacturing and sale of narcotics ", " Trafficking in narcotics ", " Cleaning of the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity ", " Structured criminal group ", " Perpetration of criminal offenses by a criminal organization and structured criminal group ", provided by articles 80, 278, 283, 283/a, 287, 333/a and 334 of the Criminal Code.

In the framework of this criminal proceeding,  the Special Structure against Corruption and Organized Crime , in intensive cooperation with  Eurojust, Europol  and the Dutch, Belgian, German, Brazilian, Colombian and French law enforcement agencies, has conducted investigations regarding several Albanian citizens involved in criminal activities in Albania, in South America as well as in some other countries in Europe. It has also been investigated in connection with some previous criminal events that occurred in Albania.

During the intensive investigations carried out by BKH investigators, under the guidance of special prosecutors, it became possible to document the criminal activity of suspected persons, as well as to identify some of the perpetrators of criminal events and the commission of criminal offenses, which were carried out in cooperation, in the form of a structured criminal group, as follows:

Criminal offenses committed by public officials, high-level state police officers, which violated the orderly functioning of the legal state and the rule of law, were also documented.

The involvement of police officers in criminal groups has been documented.

Based on the request of  the Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime ,  the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime  with decision no. 124, dated 17.11.2023, decided to assign personal security measures " arrest in prison " for 10 citizens suspected of committing criminal offenses, specifically for citizens IZ, BA, D.Gj, EB, BM, AS, AP, BG, EB, EM and the measure of personal insurance for citizen JB

On 20.11.2023,  the General Directorate of the State Police  and  the National Bureau of Investigation , under the direction of the Special Prosecutor's Office, executed the orders for the execution of criminal decision no. 124, dated 17.11.2023, for 4 citizens, specifically for EB citizens , BM, D.Gj. and BA

During the execution of court decisions, control was exercised in apartments and other premises, where monetary amounts, vehicles, telephones, various firearms were found and seized as material evidence.

We thank  the State Police  for the professionalism shown and the close cooperation during the execution phase of the court decisions.

Special thanks to  Eurojust, Europol, the French Judicial Authorities  and  the Dutch, Belgian, French and German law enforcement agencies  for the intensive cooperation and contribution given in the framework of the investigations of this criminal proceeding.