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| Edmond Papa in the first row, Armando Ogranja and Kreshnik Çerçizaj below |
The Greek media have raised strong suspicions that after the execution of two Albanians in a bar in Athens, it could be the same person who killed Edmond Papa in Tirana.
The media write that by examining the footage of the double murder in Athens and the murder of businessman Edmond Papa in Tirana, doubts arise that it could be the same executioner. The authorities link the three murders to the international drug trade and a "disappeared" shipment worth hundreds of thousands of euros.
The double execution in a cafe bar of Nea Smyrna, Athens on Sunday evening appears to be a link in a larger chain of crimes. The author killed two Albanian men known to the authorities in cold blood.
The 41-year-old Kreshnik Çerçizaj was known to the authorities for his involvement in a number of "branches" of the underworld, from dangerous bodily harm to possession/use of weapons and from drug trafficking to human trafficking, in Greece and Albania, even on land and sea with incidents in which people lost their lives. In the area of Nea Smyrna, due to his involvement in the defense circles, he was known as "Nikos the Collectionist".
The media write that by examining the footage of the double murder in Athens and the murder of businessman Edmond Papa in Tirana, doubts arise that it could be the same killer. The authorities link the three murders to the international drug trade and a "disappeared" shipment worth hundreds of thousands of euros.
44-year-old Armando Ogranja was criminally prosecuted for involvement in cases of illegal gambling and the information says that he sought to "put in" the protection of the shops in Nea Smyrni.
In this case the victim was Edmond Papa, a person with extensive business activity that includes, among others, a hotel unit by the sea in Saranda and a shopping mall. The information indicates that in the past he has been involved and arrested heavily for drug trafficking", writes the Greek media.
From the visual material that exists from both attacks, it appears that the executioner in both cases may be the same person, that is, he executed the first victim in Tirana on Friday afternoon, traveled to Athens, and executed the two people in Nea Smyrni Sunday night and then left.
"The killer's modus operandi, movements and body, clothing, hood, and surgical mask, even his practice of waiting for victims, show many commonalities. The Albanian police seem to connect the washing of accounts with the "disappearance" of a very large amount of drugs. For the author, it is not considered impossible that he has already returned to Albania", writes the Greek media".