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Arrested as part of Operation 'Ura', who is the administrator of "Ligori Travel"! His role in the criminal group that trafficked drugs to Italy is revealed
2025-05-21 23:13:58 / AKTUALITET
Among the 52 arrest warrants issued as part of the international operation codenamed "Bridge", is the administrator of the Albania-Italy bus company, "Ligori Travel".
According to sources for News24, Çombashi was arrested in the early hours of this morning (May 21) at his apartment in Sheq Marinas.
He is not an unknown person to the police, as he was arrested in 2016 for smuggling goods in Vlora.
Sources from the village of Sheq Marinas indicate that Ligor Çombashi started his activity after the 1990s, initially with vans.
It is suspected that Çombashi was transporting sums of money from the illegal activities of individuals in Italy to their relatives in Albania.
As part of a joint international investigation, the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime and the Republic Prosecutor's Office at the Bar Court (DDA), with the support of Eurojust and through the establishment of a Joint Investigation Team, executed today, May 21, 2025, a large-scale operation against international drug trafficking and laundering of the proceeds of criminal activity.
The operation resulted in 52 personal security measures, namely:
In total, 40 Albanian citizens and 12 Italian citizens were prosecuted, involved in three organized criminal groups – one based in Durrës and two others in the Puglia region, Italy.
During investigations conducted in the period 2020–2025, 40 episodes of drug trafficking were documented, including the seizure of significant quantities of heroin and cocaine in Albania, Italy and other European countries. One of the episodes involved the transport of 255 kg of heroin and cocaine to Bari, via international couriers.
The asset seizures were carried out in parallel in both countries and include:
Previously, 3 million euros in "cash" were seized during the investigations.
The investigations were based on advanced investigative methods such as telephone and environmental interceptions, video recordings, observations and controls, analysis of encrypted communications on the SKYECC platform, and testimony from three justice collaborators.
Authorities identified that payments for narcotics were made from Italy to Albania through drivers of international bus lines, while the total value of documented drug transactions reached 4.5 million euros.
Also, the transfer of over 500 thousand dollars from Albania to Latin America has been documented, as a down payment for a quantity of 500 kg of cocaine departing from Guayaquil, Ecuador.
The proceedings are currently in the preliminary investigation phase, and law enforcement authorities in both countries are continuing to work to identify other persons involved in criminal and corrupt activity.
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