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Politiko 2026-06-16 15:16:09

Who is Dritan Gjika, the Albanian drug trafficking mafia in Ecuador?

Dritan Gjika is suspected of being a member of the criminal group recently hit by SPAK involved in international drug trafficking. He is considered the 'head' of the Albanian drug trafficking mafia in Ecuador. He was arrested in 2025 in Abu Dhabi.

Dritan Gjika, 47, first arrived in Ecuador in 2009 on a temporary visitor visa, according to his migration records.

He became one of the most wanted people in the country, as he led a criminal organization that operated in both Ecuador and Spain, sending large quantities of narcotics to Central American countries and Europe (in particular to the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain).

The criminal structure he led included a management level, logistics and associates who worked to carry out these criminal acts, with the help of legal companies that they used to launder money and hide commercial and financial activities, while they are accused of laundering over 43 million dollars of the Albanian cocaine mafia.

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