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Violent Albanian criminal groups have "considerable control" over drug trafficking in Great Britain.

At the same time, Serbians and Turks "dominate high volume maritime cocaine logistics."

Violent Albanian criminal groups have "considerable control" over drug trafficking in Great Britain.

At the same time, Serbians and Turks "dominate high volume maritime cocaine logistics."

Albanian organized crime groups are taking an increasingly high profile role in the cocaine trade in the UK, while Romanian gangs are increasingly prevalent in "modern slavery" in the UK, according to a new report from the UK's National Crime Agency, NCA, which blames corruption at airports and ports for the apparent ease of access of the drugs to the UK.

BELGRADE - Kosovo President Hasim Taci is running one of the largest crime groups in Kosovo-Metohija, Blic reported on Monday, quoting secret documents on the ethnic Albanian mafia in Serbia's southern province.

The Belgrade-based daily Blic has started publishing articles which it says reveal "secret data about the Albanian mafia in Kosovo."

In the first installment of a series of articles, the newspaper writes that Kosovo President Hashim Thaci "heads one of the biggest criminal organizations."

The Belgrade-based daily Blic has started publishing articles which it says reveal "secret data about the Albanian mafia in Kosovo."

In the first installment of a series of articles, the newspaper writes that Kosovo President Hashim Thaci "heads one of the biggest criminal organizations."

BELGRADE - Rome is bracing itself for terrorist attacks by Albanian ISIS recruits based in Italy, La Republica reported last week.

According to La Republica, the terrorist threat for Italy does not come from the desperate migrants seeking a better life but on the contrary, from Albanian villages "which have raised ISIS flags".

Thessaloniki police have identified 54 suspects tied to a drug smuggling ring operating across Greece.

According to authorities, 12 suspects were identified as members of the ring, which is believed to have been smuggling drugs into Greece from Albania, while another 42 are believed to have acted as their accomplices.

Kosovo, BiH work together to combat drug smuggling

Regional co-operation in combating organised crime, especially drug trafficking, is a matter of legal assistance between the states.

Suspected drug lord Naser Kelmendi (right) arrives at the court in Pristina for his trial on January 16th. [AFP]

Albania dismantles massive drug network

Experts say that a police operation performed in co-operation with Germany demonstrates Albania's capacity to identify and lead major operations against organised crime groups.

Albanian police officers search a drug laboratory in the village of Xibrake, near Elbasan, on January 15th. [AFP]