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They favored Dritan Gjika's mafia organization, justice officials are arrested in Ecuador

Politiko 2024-08-19 10:46:19

They favored Dritan Gjika's mafia organization, justice officials are

The Ecuadorian police have arrested two justice officials, who are suspected of having participated in issuing orders in favor of members of the Albanian mafia.

The local media reports that citizens Douglas C. and Luis S., who were arrested during a joint operation between the National Police and the State Attorney General's Office, have been handcuffed in Ecuador.

Those arrested worked in the Judicial Unit of the canton of Valencia, in the province of Los Ríos. The secretary of the Judicial Unit and a lawyer from the agency are involved. Also, judge Lenin G. from the same Judicial Unit, is a fugitive.

The arrest was requested by the General State Prosecutor's Office, within the so-called "Albajuez Case", which revealed a new case of corruption within the judicial system.

The arrested had irregularly given the measure of security in favor of the three defendants, part of the Albanian mafia. These citizens, who were in custody for organized crime and money laundering, were part of a criminal network led by Dritan Gjika.

 "They have given - irregularly - security measures in favor of the three defendants who are suspected to be part of the Albanian mafia. These citizens, who were in custody for organized crime and money laundering, are suspected of being part of a criminal network led by Dritan G", announced the prosecution.

Also, the Prosecution requested support from the Police to find Judge Lenin G., who ordered the release of the defendants and for whom an arrest warrant is pending. The judge, according to reports, has left and is being sought.

The case called "Albajuez" is related to the wider investigation known as the Pampa case, in which a criminal structure directed by Dritan Gijka, an Albanian, who together with his partners allegedly used companies to hiding the illegal money that comes from drug trafficking. According to the Prosecutor's Office, in the period 2015-2024, unjustified financial movements of 31 million dollars were discovered, which were used to buy properties and luxury vehicles in several provinces of the country.

So far, 21 people have been criminally prosecuted for money laundering and 22 for organized crime.

 

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