Milan, May 21 (LaPresse) – At dawn, a major operation began targeting international drug trafficking, money laundering, and abuse of office. The operation is being carried out by the Anti-Mafia Investigation Directorate (DIA) of Bari and Albanian authorities, with the support of Interpol, the security expert’s office in Tirana, and the Albanian police. It was ordered by the Bari Anti-Mafia District Directorate and the Special Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime Prosecutor’s Office in Tirana, under the coordination of Eurojust (The Hague) and the National Anti-Mafia and Anti-Terrorism Directorate in Rome. The operation, named “URA”, includes the execution of asset seizure orders in both Albania and Italy, involving movable and immovable property worth several million euros, and two pre-trial detention orders issued by the investigating judge of Bari and the judge of the Special First Instance Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime Court of Tirana. A total of 52 individuals have been charged with various offenses including international trafficking of large quantities of narcotic substances, money laundering, and abuse of office.
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