{"id":46966,"date":"2023-01-15T11:44:58","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T10:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=46966"},"modified":"2023-01-15T15:55:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T14:55:39","slug":"where-albanian-gangs-are-operating-the-sun-theyre-close-to-taking-the-5-billion-drug-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/where-albanian-gangs-are-operating-the-sun-theyre-close-to-taking-the-5-billion-drug-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Albanian gangs are operating, &#8216;The Sun&#8217;: They&#8217;re close to &#8216;taking&#8217; the \u00a35 billion drug market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">The various gangs operating in the United Kingdom, including the Albanian ones, have their own areas of influence. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">This is what the prestigious British newspaper &#8220;The Sun&#8221; writes, in an article entitled &#8220;Paths of Shame&#8221;, due to the pronounced presence of criminality. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">As for the Albanian group Hellbanianz, it operates in the block of towers of the &#8220;Gascoigne&#8221; company, in the Barking area, east of London.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-46974\" src=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ba-1-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1126\" height=\"762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ba-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ba-1-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ba-1.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1126px) 100vw, 1126px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">According to the newspaper, which accompanies the article with a photo, the Balkan gang prefers fast cars like &#8220;Bentley&#8221; and boasts of using Kalashnikovs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Referring to the photos posted by the gangs themselves on social networks, &#8220;The Sun&#8221; writes that the criminal group is armed to the teeth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;Up in the Gascoigne tower block in Barking, Albanian gangsters are on the verge of taking over the \u00a35 billion cocaine trade in the United Kingdom,&#8221; the paper continues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">She adds that even though they drive around in &#8220;Rolls Royce&#8221; and &#8220;Bentley&#8221;, Hellbanianz are street soldiers, who serve as the armed wing of the Albanian mafia. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">In addition to drugs, Albanian groups also commit armed robberies in London and are said to meet at the &#8220;Kings Lounge&#8221; pub.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The various gangs operating in the United Kingdom, including the Albanian ones, have their own areas of influence. 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