The Special Prosecution Office has concluded its investigation and submitted to the Special Court of First Instance a request for trial in criminal proceeding no. 184/3 of 2024 against 15 defendants, accused as follows:

Artur Hoxhosmani, for committing the criminal offenses of:

“Trafficking in narcotic substances,” committed in cooperation, in the form of a structured criminal group, more than once, provided for by Articles 283/a/2 and 28 point 4 of the Criminal Code, in connection with Article 334/1 of the Criminal Code, “Commission of criminal offenses by a criminal organization or structured criminal group,”

“Structured criminal group,” provided for by Article 333/a/1 of the Criminal Code in the form of leadership,

“Unauthorized possession and manufacture of weapons, explosive weapons and ammunition,” in relation to the bullets found in the residence, provided for by Article 278/3 of the Criminal Code,

“Unauthorized possession and manufacture of weapons, explosive weapons and ammunition,” in the residence, provided for by Article 278/4 of the Criminal Code, as well as

“Introducing or keeping prohibited items in an institution for the execution of prison sentences,” provided for by Article 324/a/1 of the Criminal Code.

Genti (alias Kili, alias Ekil) Nderjaku and Nazmi Shahini (alias Drazhi), for committing the criminal offenses of:

“Trafficking in narcotic substances,” committed in cooperation, in the form of a structured criminal group, more than once, provided for by Articles 283/a/2 and 28 point 4 of the Criminal Code, in connection with Article 334/1 of the Criminal Code, “Commission of criminal offenses by a criminal organization or structured criminal group,” as well as

“Structured criminal group,” provided for by Article 333/a/1 of the Criminal Code in the role of leader.

1. Devid Patrut (alias Devid BORAJ, alias Elidon Skëndaj, alias Fatmir Pepaj), Ermir Ndreaj and Erion Alibej (alias Erion Dylgjeri, alias Andrea Dylgjeri), for committing the criminal offenses of:

“Trafficking in narcotic substances,” committed in cooperation, in the form of a structured criminal group, (in the episode of 13.12.2020, Guayaquil, Ecuador) provided for by Articles 283/a/1 and 28 point 4 of the Criminal Code, in connection with Article 334/1 of the Criminal Code, “Commission of criminal offenses by a criminal organization or structured criminal group,” as well as

“Structured criminal group” provided for by Article 333/a/1 of the Criminal Code in the form of leadership.

2. Klevis Hoxhosmani, for committing the criminal offenses of:

“Trafficking in narcotic substances,” committed in cooperation, in the form of a structured criminal group, more than once (in the episodes dated 06-07.06.2020, Rotterdam, Netherlands; and 28.10.2020, Rotterdam, Netherlands), provided for by Articles 283/a/2 and 28 point 4 of the Criminal Code, in connection with Article 334/1 of the Criminal Code, “Commission of criminal offenses by a criminal organization or structured criminal group,” as well as

“Structured criminal group,” provided for by Article 333/a/2 of the Criminal Code in the form of participant.

3. Ramazan Rraja, Plaurent Dervishaj, Amar (alias Dritan) Shkëmbi, and Amer (alias Ilir) Lloshi, for committing the criminal offenses of:

“Trafficking in narcotic substances,” committed in cooperation, in the form of a structured criminal group, provided for by Articles 283/a/1 (in the episode dated 28.10.2020, Rotterdam, Netherlands) and 28 point 4 of the Criminal Code, in connection with Article 334/1 of the Criminal Code, “Commission of criminal offenses by a criminal organization or structured criminal group,” as well as

“Structured criminal group” provided for by Article 333/a/2 of the Criminal Code in the form of participant.

4. Julian Meçaj and Bledar Polovina, for committing the criminal offenses of:

“Production and sale of narcotics,” committed in the special form of cooperation, namely that of a structured criminal group (with the typology of a continuing crime, during the period January 2020-March 2021, carried out in the form of sales and offers for sale), provided for by Articles 283/1 and 28 points 4 and 6 of the Criminal Code, in connection with Article 334/1 of the Criminal Code, “Commission of criminal offenses by a criminal organization or structured criminal group,”

“Structured criminal group,” committed in the form of leadership, provided for by Article 333/a/1 of the Criminal Code.

Bashkim Haxhija and Endrit Sinani, for committing the criminal offenses of:

“Production and sale of narcotics,” committed in the special form of cooperation, namely that of a structured criminal group (with the typology of a continuing crime during the period January 2020-March 2021, carried out in the form of sales and offers for sale), provided for by Articles 283/1 and 28 points 4 and 6 of the Criminal Code, in connection with Article 334/1 of the Criminal Code, “Commission of criminal offenses by a criminal organization or structured criminal group.”

The collected case files showed that the defendants and their associates coordinated with one another in various criminal activities also through communications on the encrypted SkyEcc platform, which were obtained by the French judicial authorities within the framework of mutual legal assistance.

The investigation established and proved that the defendants, in cooperation among themselves, with persons convicted by foreign authorities, with persons prosecuted by Albanian authorities, or with persons still unidentified, trafficked from Latin American countries (Brazil, Ecuador and Colombia) and from Spain and Morocco to European countries (Italy, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, etc.), and also traded and offered for sale in these European countries, in the special form of cooperation of a structured criminal group, considerable quantities of 8,126 kg of narcotic substances:

7,261 kg of cocaine

590 kg of hashish

275 kg of cannabis sativa.

At the conclusion of the investigation, it was determined that defendants Artur Hoxhosmani, Genti Nderjaku (alias Kili, alias Ekil Nderjaku), Nazmi Shahini (alias Drazhi), Devid Patrut (alias Devid Boraj, alias Elidon Skëndaj, alias Fatmir Pepaj), Ermir Ndreaj and Erion Alibej (alias Erion Dylgjeri, alias Andrea Dylgjeri) had the role of leaders and financiers in the illegal activity related to narcotics, while defendants Klevis Hoxhosmani, Ramazan Rraja, Plaurent Dervishaj, Amar (alias Dritan) Shkëmbi, Amer (alias Ilir) Lloshi, Bashkim Haxhija, Julian Meçaj, Bledar Polovina and Endrit Sinani had the role of participants.

The Special Prosecution Office has submitted to the preliminary hearing judge a request to discontinue the investigation against 3 (three) persons under investigation, suspected of committing the criminal offenses provided for by Articles 283/a, 28/4, 333/a and 334/1 of the Criminal Code.

Based on the evidence collected during the investigation, it was concluded that, for one of the episodes attributed to Devid Patrut, he had already been convicted by the Belgian judicial authorities.

Consequently, in this case the principle of res judicata (ne bis in idem) applies. Meanwhile, for the investigated persons Ilir Lloshi and Julian Pjetri, it was concluded that the alleged criminal act did not exist or that the commission of the criminal offenses could not be proven.

The investigation into this criminal proceeding was carried out in close cooperation with the French, Spanish, Belgian, British, Dutch, Brazilian, Italian and Ecuadorian judicial authorities, and the National Bureau of Investigation, as well as during the phase of executing personal security measures in cooperation with investigative structures and the State Police.

With the aim of identifying the defendants’ accomplices who took part in the illegal narcotics activity and continuing the asset/financial investigation, we proceeded with the separation of the files from criminal proceeding no. 184/3 of 2024 and registered them as criminal proceeding no. 184/3.1 of 2026.

SPAK thanks the French, Spanish, Belgian, British, Dutch, Brazilian, Italian and Ecuadorian judicial authorities, Eurojust and Europol for their support and assistance in this proceeding.

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The Special Prosecution Office has concluded its investigation and submitted to the Special Court of First Instance the request for trial in criminal proceeding No. 184/3 of 2024, against 15 defendants, accused as follows:

Artur Hoxhosmani, with committing the criminal offences of:

“Trafficking in narcotic substances”, committed in cooperation, in the form of a structured criminal group, more than once, provided for by Articles 283/a/2 and 28 point 4 of the Criminal Code, in connection with Article 334/1 of the Criminal Code, “Commission of criminal offences by a criminal organisation or structured criminal group”,

“Structured criminal group”, provided for by Article 333/a/1 of the Criminal Code in the form of directing,

“Unauthorised possession and manufacture of weapons, explosive weapons and ammunition”, in relation to the cartridges found in the residence, provided for by Article 278/3 of the Criminal Code,

“Unauthorised possession and manufacture of weapons, explosive weapons and ammunition”, in the residence, provided for by Article 278/4 of the Criminal Code, as well as

“Introducing or keeping prohibited items in an institution for the execution of imprisonment sentences”, provided for by Article 324/a/1 of the Criminal Code.

Genti (alias Kili, alias Ekil) Nderjaku and Nazmi Shahini (alias Drazhi), with committing the criminal offences of:

“Trafficking in narcotic substances”, committed in cooperation, in the form of a structured criminal group, more than once, provided for by Articles 283/a/2 and 28 point 4 of the Criminal Code, in connection with Article 334/1 of the Criminal Code, “Commission of criminal offences by a criminal organisation or structured criminal group”, as well as

“Structured criminal group”, provided for by Article 333/a/1 of the Criminal Code in the role of leader.

1. Devid Patrut (alias Devid BORAJ, alias Elidon Skëndaj, alias Fatmir Pepaj), Ermir Ndreaj and Erion Alibej (alias Erion Dylgjeri, alias Andrea Dylgjeri), with committing the criminal offences of:

“Trafficking in narcotic substances”, committed in cooperation, in the form of a structured criminal group, (in the episode of 13.12.2020, Guayaquil, Ecuador) provided for by Articles 283/a/1 and 28 point 4 of the Criminal Code, in connection with Article 334/1 of the Criminal Code, “Commission of criminal offences by a criminal organisation or structured criminal group”, as well as

“Structured criminal group” provided for by Article 333/a/1 of the Criminal Code in the form of directing.

2. Klevis Hoxhosmani, with committing the criminal offences of:

“Trafficking in narcotic substances” committed in cooperation, in the form of a structured criminal group, provided for, more than once (in the episodes dated 06-07.06.2020, Rotterdam, Netherlands; and 28.10.2020, Rotterdam, Netherlands) by Articles 283/a/2 and 28 point 4 of the Criminal Code, in connection with Article 334/1 of the Criminal Code, “Commission of criminal offences by a criminal organisation or structured criminal group”, as well as

“Structured criminal group”, provided for by Article 333/a/2 of the Criminal Code in the form of participant.

3. Ramazan Rraja, Plaurent Dervishaj, Amar (alias Dritan) Shkëmbi, and Amer (alias Ilir) Lloshi, with committing the criminal offences of:

“Trafficking in narcotic substances”, committed in cooperation, in the form of a structured criminal group, provided for by Article 283/a/1 (in the episode dated 28.10.2020, Rotterdam, Netherlands) and Article 28 point 4 of the Criminal Code, in connection with Article 334/1 of the Criminal Code, “Commission of criminal offences by a criminal organisation or structured criminal group”, as well as

“Structured criminal group” provided for by Article 333/a/2 of the Criminal Code in the form of participant.

4. Julian Meçaj and Bledar Polovina, with committing the criminal offences of:

“Production and sale of narcotics”, committed in the special form of cooperation, namely that of a structured criminal group (with the typology of a continuing crime, during the period January 2020-March 2021, committed in the form of sales and offers for sale), provided for by Articles 283/1 and 28 points 4 and 6 of the Criminal Code, in connection with Article 334/1 of the Criminal Code, “Commission of criminal offences by a criminal organisation or structured criminal group”,

“Structured criminal group”, committed in the form of directing, provided for by Article 333/a/1 of the Criminal Code.

Bashkim Haxhija and Endrit Sinani, with committing the criminal offences of:

“Production and sale of narcotics”, committed in the special form of cooperation, namely that of a structured criminal group (with the typology of a continuing crime during the period January 2020-March 2021, committed in the form of sales and offers for sale), provided for by Articles 283/1 and 28 points 4 and 6 of the Criminal Code, in connection with Article 334/1 of the Criminal Code, “Commission of criminal offences by a criminal organisation or structured criminal group”.

The evidence gathered showed that the defendants and their associates coordinated with one another in various criminal activities also through communications on the encrypted SkyEcc platform, which were obtained by the French judicial authorities within the framework of mutual legal assistance.

The investigations established and proved that the defendants, in cooperation with each other, with persons convicted by foreign authorities, with persons prosecuted by Albanian authorities, or persons still unidentified, trafficked from Latin American countries (Brazil, Ecuador and Colombia) and from Spain and Morocco to European countries (Italy, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, etc.), and also traded and offered for sale in these European states, in the special form of cooperation of a structured criminal group, considerable quantities totaling 8,126 kg of narcotic substances:

7,261 kg of the narcotic substance cocaine

590 kg of the narcotic plant hashish

275 kg of the narcotic plant cannabis sativa.

At the conclusion of the investigation, it was determined that defendants Artur Hoxhosmani, Genti Nderjaku (alias Kili, alias Ekil Nderjaku), Nazmi Shahini (alias Drazhi), Devid Patrut (alias Devid Boraj, alias Elidon Skëndaj, alias Fatmir Pepaj), Ermir Ndreaj and Erion Alibej (alias Erion Dylgjeri, alias Andrea Dylgjeri), had the role of leaders and financiers in the illegal narcotics-related activity, while defendants Klevis Hoxhosmani, Ramazan Rraja, Plaurent Dervishaj, Amar (alias Dritan) Shkëmbi, Amer (alias Ilir) Lloshi, Bashkim Haxhija, Julian Meçaj, Bledar Polovina and Endrit Sinani had the role of participants.

The Special Prosecution Office has submitted to the preliminary hearing judge a request to discontinue the investigation against 3 (three) persons under investigation, suspected of committing the criminal offences provided for by Articles 283/a, 28/4, 333/a and 334/1 of the Criminal Code.

Based on the evidence gathered during the investigation, it was concluded that, for one of the episodes attributed to the person under investigation Devid Patrut, the latter has been convicted by the Belgian judicial authorities. Consequently, in this case the principle of res judicata (ne bis in idem) applies. Meanwhile, for the persons under investigation Ilir Lloshi and Julian Pjetri, it was concluded that the criminal act attributed to them did not exist or the commission of the criminal offences could not be proven.

The investigation into this criminal proceeding was carried out in close cooperation with the French, Spanish, Belgian, British, Dutch, Brazilian, Italian and Ecuadorian judicial authorities, and the National Bureau of Investigation, as well as during the phase of executing personal security measures in cooperation with investigative structures and the State Police.

With the aim of identifying the associates of the defendants who took part in the illegal narcotics activity and continuing the asset/financial investigation, we proceeded with the separation of the files from criminal proceeding No. 184/3 of 2024, and their registration as criminal proceeding No. 184/3.1 of 2026.

SPAK thanks the French, Spanish, Belgian, British, Dutch, Brazilian, Italian and Ecuadorian judicial authorities, Eurojust and Europol, for their support and assistance in this proceeding.

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