Journalist: If Google Pixel is "disassembled", the murder of Ervis Martinaj could be solved

Journalist Ferdinand Dervishi has stated that if the Google Pixel, used for communication by criminal groups, is "disassembled", the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Ervis Martinaj, where according to him, he was murdered, could be solved.

While talking about Operation "Bridge", the journalist said that the data that could emerge from the Google Pixel app could destroy gangs in the country.

"The first one was hit by SPAK. Sky Ecc came to our aid and the last one was Google Pixel, the strongest if it will be. I know it has arrived. If it moves at this pace, it will completely destroy the crime pyramid in Albania. It will destroy all the most powerful groups and their unknown activities. For example, it will solve the murder of Ervis Martinaj, where many criminal groups are intertwined. Vis Martinaj used this application, after Encrochat and Sky Ecc were discovered, they left him and took the young man. Now the other one has been broken, and it includes the elimination of Ervis Martinaj. This one includes the other one and Martinaj himself used it, so who called him, how they called him, what calls were made to trap him, this can reveal this if his murder is discovered, a very large criminal pyramid in Albania is destroyed," the journalist said on Report TV.

Focusing on the joint operation between Albanian and Italian authorities, which targeted a powerful criminal group in Durrës, the journalist emphasized that this operation is among the largest due to the fact that it hit the top of the pyramid. According to him, Durrës is the epicenter where the most powerful criminal groups have dominated.

"It is not among the largest operations, but among the operations that have hit very high. The top of the pyramid. I would consider this hit and a hit a year ago, against the same group, with the hits in 2003, or more precisely if there was a major hit against crime in the 34-35 years post-dictatorship. The period of 2003-2004, and 2024-2025. At that time, the Americans were behind it, an ambassador who came here, James Jeffrey and I don't know with what orientation from the US, came out to the school of magistrates and said crime barons and the Nano government stretched its sword well against crime, and the most fearsome names at that time in the country, began to surrender with a phone call. Meanwhile, then we called them that for the first time crime put its head under the state. ", said Dervishi.

Further, he also dwells on an episode mentioned in the Italian file, where an Italian convict tells how drug trafficking was carried out.

"I also found an Italian citizen, who explained in an interesting way how heroin was brought in, by ferry with sick people who were brought in on carts. A quantity of pure heroin was put under the carts, to be as small as possible. Two or three kg, it passed in this form to Italy and there it was five times more with tranquilizers. It was mixed and multiplied. This woman explained this scheme," said the journalist.

According to him, such groups become even more powerful due to their connections to politics.

"So, they are powerful because they have a powerful organization. So this group won and is claimed to now control Durrës. It is about political connections. They are powerful because they have a powerful organization, they have connections to politics. Dumani says at one point they grew a lot when there was a corrupt president. They are part of international traffic, they move tons, which translates into millions of euros. And the most interesting thing for me that shows that it is a powerful group is that they paid 150 thousand euros per month for security," says the journalist.

According to him, the long survival of this powerful group in Durrës also comes from the fact that they have kept a low 'profile'.

"It's not, it's their soldier who directed the traffic in a certain area. The most important was Kili Nerjaku, who according to Dumani, had a cocaine laboratory near his bar in Durrës, and Indrit Tafili who is their cousin. The other is Xhevdet Troplini, he has a son Fatmirin who was declared wanted in 2024 but was not caught and he has a grandson, Ervis Doçi and declared wanted a few days ago. This is called the top of the pyramid. They also had a secret, they were not more aggressive than necessary. For example, Martinaj is a more aggressive character than required. They did not do harm where harm should not be done. These were more passive. They are not unreasonable and I believe that was the key to their success that they survived so long. It is about connections with politics. It is alluded to political assistance during the elections. This is how it happened with every group. When Berisha talked about drug lords, this group was in mind. This was the most powerful group, Durrës", he added.