Minister Sees Fight against Organized Crime as Priority
Interior Minister Bledi Çuçi said at the conference of the national integration council that for the department he leads, the fight against organized crime remains a priority.
"Creating a safe environment guarantees economic and social development," he said.
Also, one of the priorities of the Ministry of Interior, said Çuçi, is the fight against the cultivation and trafficking of narcotics.
"Regarding the EC recommendation on the trafficking of firearms that are used and trafficked by Albanian criminal groups mainly in neighboring countries, we have done a lot of work with the approximation of legislation and the use of the international firearms tracking system. We have adopted 3 important laws for the control of small arms and light weapons", said the minister in his report.
The Minister also spoke about the new agreements in the exchange of data in the field against organized crime.
"Agreement with Europol for granting access to the electronic system, the customs administration of Albania, which was signed in January 2021, in
in November 2021 is extended and giving access SPAK of BKH. Soon this access will be enabled to the tax investigation authorities. For joint operations, I want to mention two of the most successful with Europol, Dobra and Los Blancos with measurable and tangible results for cracking down on criminal groups", said Çuçi.