The Special Prosecution Office (SPAK) has concluded its investigation and sent 11 people to trial on charges of being part of a structured criminal group involved in the production, sale and trafficking of narcotics.
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According to SPAK, the defendants include Besnik Spata, Ermelind Pupa, Geraldo Seferaj, Dorjan Luzaj, Kevin Qevani, Toni Kota, Erind Agalliu, Eltion Myftari, Ledjon Hoxha and Altin Musta, who are accused of having various roles in the criminal group.
Meanwhile, Nikollaq Godo has been charged with failure to report a crime.
The case will now be reviewed by the Special Court, which will decide whether to proceed with the trial.
SPAK’s announcement
The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime has concluded its preliminary investigation and submitted to the Special Court of First Instance a request for the trial of criminal proceeding no. 147/1 of 2023 against the following defendants:
Besnik Spata, charged with the criminal offenses of “Production and sale of narcotics,” committed more than once through the special form of collaboration of a structured criminal group, provided for by Articles 283, paragraph 2, and 28/4 of the Criminal Code; “Trafficking in narcotics,” committed more than once through the special form of collaboration of a structured criminal group, provided for by Articles 283/a, paragraph 2, and 28/4 of the Criminal Code; “Structured criminal group,” committed by creating, organizing or leading a structured criminal group, provided for by Article 333/a, paragraph 1, of the Criminal Code; and “Commission of criminal offenses by a criminal organization and structured criminal group,” provided for by point 1 of Article 334 of the Criminal Code.
Ermelind Pupa (alias Ermelind Myzyri), charged with the criminal offenses of “Production and sale of narcotics,” committed more than once through the special form of collaboration of a structured criminal group, provided for by Articles 283, paragraph 2, and 28/4 of the Criminal Code; “Trafficking in narcotics,” committed more than once through the special form of collaboration of a structured criminal group, provided for by Articles 283/a, paragraph 2, and 28/4 of the Criminal Code; “Structured criminal group,” committed by creating, organizing or leading a structured criminal group, provided for by Article 333/a, paragraph 1, of the Criminal Code; and “Commission of criminal offenses by a criminal organization and structured criminal group,” provided for by point 1 of Article 334 of the Criminal Code.
Erind Agalliu (alias Erind Teneqexhiu), charged with the criminal offenses of “Production and sale of narcotics,” committed more than once through the special form of collaboration of a structured criminal group, provided for by Articles 283, paragraph 2, and 28/4 of the Criminal Code; “Structured criminal group,” committed through participation, provided for by Article 333/a, paragraph 2, of the Criminal Code; and “Commission of criminal offenses by a criminal organization and structured criminal group,” provided for by point 1 of Article 334 of the Criminal Code.
Geraldo Seferaj, charged with the criminal offenses of “Trafficking in narcotics,” committed more than once through the special form of collaboration of a structured criminal group, provided for by Articles 283/a, paragraph 2, and 28/4 of the Criminal Code; “Structured criminal group,” committed by creating, organizing or leading a structured criminal group, provided for by Article 333/a, paragraph 1, of the Criminal Code; and “Commission of criminal offenses by a criminal organization and structured criminal group,” provided for by point 1 of Article 334 of the Criminal Code.
Dorjan Luzaj, charged with the criminal offenses of “Production and sale of narcotics,” committed more than once through the special form of collaboration of a structured criminal group, provided for by Articles 283, paragraph 2, and 28/4 of the Criminal Code; “Structured criminal group,” committed by creating, organizing or leading a structured criminal group, provided for by Article 333/a, paragraph 1, of the Criminal Code; and “Commission of criminal offenses by a criminal organization and structured criminal group,” provided for by point 1 of Article 334 of the Criminal Code.
Kevin Qevani (alias Bojken Qevani), charged with the criminal offenses of “Production and sale of narcotics,” committed through the special form of collaboration of a structured criminal group, provided for by Articles 283, paragraph 1, and 28/4 of the Criminal Code; “Structured criminal group,” committed by creating, organizing or leading a structured criminal group, provided for by Article 333/a, paragraph 1, of the Criminal Code; and “Commission of criminal offenses by a criminal organization and structured criminal group,” provided for by point 1 of Article 334 of the Criminal Code.
Toni Kota (alias Elton Tavani, alias Thoma Tavani, alias Toni Tavani), charged with the criminal offenses of “Production and sale of narcotics,” committed through the special form of collaboration of a structured criminal group, provided for by Articles 283, paragraph 1, and 28/4 of the Criminal Code; “Structured criminal group,” committed by creating, organizing or leading a structured criminal group, provided for by Article 333/a, paragraph 1, of the Criminal Code; and “Commission of criminal offenses by a criminal organization and structured criminal group,” provided for by point 1 of Article 334 of the Criminal Code.
Eltion Myftari (alias Eltjon Miftari), charged with the criminal offenses of “Production and sale of narcotics,” committed through the special form of collaboration of a structured criminal group, provided for by Articles 283, paragraph 1, and 28/4 of the Criminal Code; “Structured criminal group,” committed through participation, provided for by Article 333/a, paragraph 2, of the Criminal Code; and “Commission of criminal offenses by a criminal organization and structured criminal group,” provided for by point 1 of Article 334 of the Criminal Code.
Ledjon Hoxha, charged with the criminal offenses of “Production and sale of narcotics,” committed through the special form of collaboration of a structured criminal group, provided for by Articles 283, paragraph 1, and 28/4 of the Criminal Code; “Structured criminal group,” committed through participation, provided for by Article 333/a, paragraph 2, of the Criminal Code; and “Commission of criminal offenses by a criminal organization and structured criminal group,” provided for by point 1 of Article 334 of the Criminal Code.
Altin Musta, charged with the criminal offenses of “Production and sale of narcotics,” committed through the special form of collaboration of a structured criminal group, provided for by Articles 283, paragraph 1, and 28/4 of the Criminal Code; “Structured criminal group,” committed through participation, provided for by Article 333/a, paragraph 2, of the Criminal Code; and “Commission of criminal offenses by a criminal organization and structured criminal group,” provided for by point 1 of Article 334 of the Criminal Code.
Nikollaq Godo (Pavjol Gode), charged with the criminal offense of “Failure to report a crime,” provided for by Article 300 of the Criminal Code.
This criminal proceeding was separated from criminal case no. 147 of 2023. The investigation was conducted as part of a still-active Joint Investigation Team established on November 21, 2023, between the Special Prosecution Office and Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation, the department at the Southwestern Finland Police Department and the department at the Helsinki Police Department.
Special investigative methods were used during the investigation, including the interception of telephone communications and covert photographic, film or video recordings in public places. Information and evidence were also exchanged in real time with Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation.
Criminal activity
According to evidence dating from 2022 onward, several structured criminal groups with Albanian and foreign members, created, organized and led by Albanian citizens, trafficked significant quantities of high-risk narcotics to Finland, including marijuana, amphetamine, ecstasy tablets, cocaine and others. The narcotics were subsequently sold, distributed and delivered in several Finnish cities through a network of distributors for the purpose of generating illegal proceeds.
A characteristic of these structured criminal groups was their cooperation with one another and their interaction with other criminal groups. Some members of these structured criminal groups have been arrested and convicted by Finnish courts for their criminal activity.
The evidence gathered proves the following:
The sale of 1 kg of amphetamine on 11.2.2023 in Vuosaari, Helsinki, Finland.
The sale of 1 kg of amphetamine on 1.3.2023 in Malmi and Helsinki, Finland.
The collection in Lempälä, Finland, and subsequent transportation and sale of 38 kg of amphetamine and 5-6 kg of amphetamine in Porvoo, Finland, during the period 21.3.2023–9.4.2023.
The receipt, storage and sale during the period 1.3.2023–18.9.2023 of, specifically, 10 kg of cocaine in early March 2023; 50 kg of marijuana in March 2023; 20 kg of amphetamine in March 2023; 3 kg of cocaine in April 2023; 20 kg of amphetamine in April 2023; 15 kg of amphetamine in early June 2023; 2-4 kg of cocaine in mid-June 2023; 51 kg of amphetamine in July-August 2023; 10 kg of amphetamine in early August 2023; 2-4 kg of cocaine in mid-August 2023; 10 kg of cocaine in late August 2023; and 45 kg of amphetamine in September 2023, in Malmi and Helsinki, Finland.
The trafficking, storage and sale during the period 15.12.2022–March 2023 of, specifically, 30 kg of amphetamine during the period 15.12.2022–2.1.2023; 50 kg of amphetamine during the period 3.1.2023–4.3.2023; and 30-50 kg of amphetamine prepared for trafficking and sale, an attempt that remained uncompleted during the period after 3.3.2023, in Turku, Finland.
The trafficking, storage and sale of, specifically, 50 kg of amphetamine during the period 27.12.2021–26.1.2023; 5 kg of cocaine during the period 24.2.2023–11.4.2023; as well as 45.890 kg of amphetamine, 8.885 kg of cocaine, 1,620 Oxydolor (oxycodone) 80 mg tablets, 56 Bunorfin 8 mg tablets and five Durogesic 100 micrograms/hour patches on 28.3.2023 in Finland.
The trafficking through the postal service of more than 200 kg of marijuana from Spain to Finland during the period 15.4.2024–8.8.2024 and the distribution of the substance to other criminal groups.
The procurement and sale in Finland of 6 kg of cannabis and 250 grams of cocaine from 9.11.2023 to 21.12.2023 in Vantaa and Helsinki, Finland; 32 kg of cannabis from 23.12.2023 to 15.4.2024 in Espoo, Helsinki and Vantaa, Finland; 9,777 ecstasy tablets during the period 8.2.2024–30.4.2024 in Helsinki and Espoo, Finland; 1 kg of cocaine on 13.2.2024 in Espoo, Helsinki, Finland; 1 kg of cocaine during the period from 19.2.2024 to 20.2.2024 in Helsinki, Finland; 1 kg of cocaine during the period from 20.2.2024 to 22.2.2024 in Helsinki, Finland; 134 kg of cannabis from 15.4.2024 to 18.6.2024 in Espoo, Helsinki and Vantaa, Finland; 87 kg of cannabis from 30.8.2024 to 24.9.2024 in Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa, Finland; and 250 grams of cocaine from 22.9.2024 to 24.9.2024 in Helsinki and Vantaa, Finland.
The investigations were assisted by the Nordic Countries’ Liaison Officer Office for Albania and Kosovo, as well as the “@ON Network,” funded by the European Union Commission and led by the Italian Anti-Mafia Investigation Directorate (DIA).
The Special Prosecution Office, in cooperation with investigators from the National Bureau of Investigation and judicial police officers at the General Directorate of the State Police, is continuing its intensive investigation into criminal proceeding no. 147 of 2023, with the aim of identifying other collaborators involved in illegal activities uncovered during the preliminary investigation.
