The criminal group has been investigated, according to the Italian police, for importing, transporting and distributing the large quantities of marijuana from the Albanian coast to those of Puglia. The traffic was realized through speedboats from Vlora. But according to Italian police sources, large quantities of narcotics were then transported from the Puglia region to southern Italy in some of the major Italian cities known for the marijuana criminal market.
The Albanian police did not give details of the person arrested in Vlora on behalf of Italian justice. Italy continues to be the main destination of cultivated marijuana in Albania. Despite the efforts of the Albanian police, the phenomenon of marijuana cultivation has not been stoppedin in some areas of Albania.