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They were promised jobs in Warsaw, then trafficked to Albania/ SPAK closes investigations into criminal group, sends 3 Ukrainians for trial
2026-03-11 17:12:47 / AKTUALITET
SPAK has completed the investigations and sent for trial to the GJKKO criminal proceeding No. 18/1 of 2025 against three Ukrainian citizens accused of trafficking and exploitation of persons within a structured criminal group.
The defendants are Nazar Khamuilo, who is under the security measure of “prison arrest”; Mark Petrenko, also under the measure of “prison arrest”; and Karol Oskiera, for whom the measure of “prison arrest” has been imposed, but not executed. They are accused of the criminal offenses of “trafficking in adult persons”, “structured criminal group” and “committing criminal offenses by a criminal organization”.
Meanwhile, special prosecutors have requested the dismissal of the charges against three other citizens involved in this proceeding: Oleh Kulsha, Marianna Syzareva and Oleksander Tavorskyi.
According to SPAK, the investigation began following an electronic complaint filed on November 11, 2024 by the Embassy of Ukraine in Albania to the Vlora Police Directorate, alleging that a Ukrainian citizen was being held and forced to work against his will in the city of Vlora.
After verification, the police discovered a rented apartment in the "Democracy" neighborhood, where several Ukrainian citizens were found working on laptops in various applications. According to the investigation, they were sending messages and links through automated programs with the aim of recruiting other people for the processing, transportation and sale of narcotics in Eastern European countries.
The prosecution emphasizes that the group located in Albania is suspected of being part of a larger international drug trafficking organization operating in several countries of the former Soviet Union.
During the search of the scene, electronic devices were seized, and it was found that the passports of most of the people were missing. Investigations revealed that the organizers and supervisors exerted pressure and threats on the recruited people, forcing them to work and showing them videos of violence against other members who did not achieve the required results.
Three premises were discovered in Vlora where recruited persons were held and worked, while a total of 24 passports of foreign citizens who were suspected of having worked for several weeks or months in these premises were seized.
According to SPAK, victims were recruited through the Telegram app with the promise of an office job in Warsaw. After an interview and polygraph test in Poland, they were sent to Albania, where they were forced to use pseudonyms and not use their real names.
The investigation revealed that Nazar Khamuilo used the pseudonym "Kika", Mark Petrenko was known as "Friday", while Karol Oskiera used the pseudonym "Veterinarian".
SPAK has thanked the DEA in the United States and the Ukrainian judicial authorities for their cooperation and support in identifying the individuals involved in this criminal network that recruited and exploited young people for criminal activity.
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