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EMRI/ Albanian cocaine smuggler risks life in prison in the US

Politiko 2025-06-28 19:34:14

EMRI/ Albanian cocaine smuggler risks life in prison in the US

Another Albanian suspected of being the leader of an international drug trafficking network has attracted the attention of foreign authorities. It is learned that Albanian  Ylli Didani purchased a seaside plot in the Dominican Republic worth three million dollars, using funds obtained from drug trafficking.

According to evidence presented by the prosecution in a federal court in the United States, Didani transferred more than $200,000 to the US through the illegal system known as the "token method", as part of the process to finalize the purchase of land in Dominican territory.

The payment was facilitated by money laundering networks linked to Chinese organized crime, known as "the Chinese", who managed the global movement of drug trafficking profits.

The case recently concluded with a guilty verdict against Didani on charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, distribution of drugs on a vessel under US jurisdiction, and conspiracy to launder money.

Didan could face a maximum sentence of life in prison and continues to be held in federal custody pending sentencing. 

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