{"id":78822,"date":"2025-05-25T16:52:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T14:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=78822"},"modified":"2025-05-25T15:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T13:53:08","slug":"euronews-secures-full-dossier-on-operation-ura-how-the-criminal-group-operated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/euronews-secures-full-dossier-on-operation-ura-how-the-criminal-group-operated\/","title":{"rendered":"Euronews Secures Full Dossier on Operation \u201cUra\u201d: How the Criminal Group Operated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Euronews Albania has obtained the full dossier of Operation \u201cURA,\u201d offering a clearer picture of how the criminal group and its sub-divisions functioned. In one case, there was an attempt to traffic cocaine from Peru using the suitcases of diplomatic personnel, while in Rotterdam, a shipment of 2.2 tons of drugs was seized.<\/p>\n<p>The full SPAK file reveals additional episodes involving the Durr\u00ebs-based group led by Elvis Do\u00e7i, also known as \u201cVisi i Poj\u00ebs,\u201d who evaded arrest during Operation \u201cURA\u201d conducted in cooperation with Italy\u2019s Bari anti-mafia unit.<\/p>\n<p>According to decrypted SKY ECC messages, the group took concrete steps to traffic drugs using the luggage of individuals holding diplomatic passports who were stationed in Lima, Nicaragua, and Guatemala in July 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Investigations and exchanged photos in the encrypted chat show that group members had detailed knowledge about container numbers, shipping companies, the vessels carrying the cargo, and the exact departure and arrival dates.<\/p>\n<p>In one case, $500,000 was paid to secure 500 kg of cocaine in Guayaquil, Ecuador, intended for trafficking into Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The money was transferred through the informal financial system known as \u201cHawala,\u201d which allows money to be moved without physically transferring funds.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, several episodes involving the transport of cash by bus into Albania have been uncovered, with amounts ranging from \u20ac42,000 to \u20ac280,000 across dozens of deliveries totaling \u20ac4 million.<\/p>\n<p>Elvis Do\u00e7i, in cooperation with other unidentified individuals, is also suspected by SPAK of being involved in the trafficking of 2.2 tons of cocaine seized in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Euronews Albania has obtained the full dossier of Operation \u201cURA,\u201d offering a clearer picture of how the criminal group and its sub-divisions functioned. 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