{"id":78991,"date":"2025-05-29T21:12:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T19:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=78991"},"modified":"2025-05-29T23:12:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T21:12:48","slug":"three-albanian-nationals-extradited-to-italy-on-drug-trafficking-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/three-albanian-nationals-extradited-to-italy-on-drug-trafficking-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Albanian Nationals Extradited to Italy on Drug Trafficking Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"78\" data-end=\"262\">Three Albanian citizens wanted internationally have been extradited from Albania to Italy, as part of ongoing operational cooperation between Interpol Tirana and Interpol Rome.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"429\">According to an official statement from the police, the extradition was carried out on behalf of Italian judicial authorities and includes the following individuals:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"1252\">\n<li data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"676\">\n<p data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"676\">Albert Koni, 51 years old \u2014 Sentenced in 2025 by the Court of Turin to 4 years and 6 months in prison for \u201cproduction and sale of narcotics.\u201d He is accused of selling cocaine in public areas in Arona and Novara in 2017.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"678\" data-end=\"979\">\n<p data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"979\">R. A., 21 years old \u2014 Subject to a pre-trial detention order issued by the Milan Court in 2024 for \u201cdrug trafficking\u201d within a criminal organization. Italian authorities allege he was part of a network trafficking large quantities of drugs in Milan between 2022 and 2024.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"1252\">\n<p data-start=\"983\" data-end=\"1252\">A. F., 39 years old \u2014 Under investigation by the Genoa Court, which issued a detention order as part of Operation \u201cCOOK 2020\u201d led by Italian police. He is accused of drug trafficking and illegal possession of firearms as part of a criminal organization.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1254\" data-end=\"1397\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The extraditions reflect continued efforts to combat cross-border organized crime and reinforce judicial cooperation between Albania and Italy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three Albanian citizens wanted internationally have been extradited from Albania to Italy, as part of ongoing operational cooperation between Interpol Tirana and Interpol Rome. 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