U.S.: Albanian ring members charged with drug trafficking

The Federal Court in Brooklyn has unsealed an indictment against 37 members of an ethnic Albanian group in the U.S., charging them with drug trafficking. The group is charged with multiple counts of conspiracy to smuggle and distribute massive amounts of drugs from Mexico and other states. U.S.: Albanian ring members charged with drug trafficking Most of the suspects were arrested during raids in the New York City area, New Jersey, Colorado and Florida. The ring, comprised of “several inter-related ethnic Albanian family clans”, orchestrated a multimillion drug-dealing scheme spanning a decade, the Associated Press reported. A four-year investigation found that the ring smuggled tens of thousands of kilos of marijuana into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada by hiding it in tractor trailers carrying legitimate cargo, court papers said. New York

U.S.: Albanian ring members charged with drug trafficking

Most of the suspects were arrested during raids in the New York City area, New Jersey, Colorado and Florida.

The ring, comprised of “several inter-related ethnic Albanian family clans”, orchestrated a multimillion drug-dealing scheme spanning a decade, the Associated Press reported.

A four-year investigation found that the ring smuggled tens of thousands of kilos of marijuana into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada by hiding it in tractor trailers carrying legitimate cargo, court papers said.