“Besa” or “trust” stands for the holy code of honor of the Albanian mafia. An inviolable and indissoluble contract that the partners of the…
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«Besa»or “trust”, represents the sacred code of honor of Albanian mafia. An inviolable and indissoluble contract that the members of the Shipetari clans have sewn in since their oath, the ritual essence of a blood pact that projects a whole new generation into crime and brutality. No regrets, no deep throat, very few intermediaries and total “professionalism”. This is how the Albanian mafia network managed to establish itself Europe a primary role in trading cocaine. This has been echoed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), confirming studies by leading experts on organized crime. But the other segment of Mafja Shquiptare’s enormous power is human trafficking. The emergency of migrants represents the new Eldorado of over 40 Albanian gangs operating across Europe, from Belgium to Spain, from Greece to France to England. Despite the hagiographic image of a rural and almost primitive crime, Albanian gangs have been able to grasp the changes and contradictions of our century, exploiting its fragility and uncertainty.
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The organization
The clans have borrowed the golden rule of the Mexican cartels: corruption and terror, and then operate in the trenches. Europol had already reported in 2006 that 90% of the migrants who reached Europe used a smuggling network, generating five to six billion dollars of induced activity for the mafia. By working closely with Italian mafia organizations, Albanians have “corrupted thousands of officials, using them as a quality filter for forged documents and their release,” according to a recent study conducted by several French industry operators.
The map
To counter the cartels, the Albanian government had set up the special anti-corruption and organized crime (SPak) structure in 2019, headed by judge Arben Kraja, who admitted in a 2021 interview that local criminal groups were stepping up their activities, to take advantage of the opportunities offered by globalization. A formidable challenge, compounded by the latent clientelism of senior local officials: among those accused or convicted of helping the clans in various ways are a former minister and the former attorney general. The Albanian mafia has set up smuggling networks across North Africa – from Morocco to Libya – and in the Balkans, controlling migration routes and transit camps. In recent years they have ventured into northern France, hence the increase in the number of small boats crossing the Channel since 2018.
Although the Albanians organize the networks, it is mostly the Kurdish, Syrian and Moroccan gangs that are present on the beaches and act as an armed wing. As for our country, it suffices to read a report from Dia some time ago: “The Albanians have exclusive control over the Balkan route to Italy”. It’s difficult to move a boat without her consent. And so every illegal movement becomes a source of income: weapons, drugs, but also migrants whose trafficking is often entrusted to Turkish criminal organizations.
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