Durres – Kevin Kurti, 37, an internationally wanted man and one of the main suspects in the drug trafficking investigation known as "Champions League," landed this morning at Rome's Fiumicino Airport from Durres.
His capture, which took place in Albania on February 5, marks an important success in the fight against international drug trafficking.
The escape and the “Champions League” investigation
Kurti had escaped arrest on January 17, when the Carabinieri of the Naples Investigative Unit executed a precautionary custody order issued by the preliminary investigations judge of the Naples Court, at the request of the District Anti-Mafia Directorate.
The man is involved, together with 28 other suspects, in a large-scale drug trafficking from Holland and Spain to the most flourishing drug dealing centers in the province of Naples. The management of the drug trafficking took place through chats and encrypted phones, initially considered "unassailable" by the police.
Kurti's capture in Durres took place on the night of February 5, thanks to a joint operation by the Albanian State Police, the Carabinieri of the Investigative Unit of Naples, the Service for International Police Cooperation of the Central Directorate of Criminal Police and Europol.
Today the 37-year-old was handed over by the Albanian authorities to the Italian ones, in execution of the order of the GIP of Naples. Kurti was therefore subjected to the precautionary measure of house arrest at the disposal of the DDA of Naples.
Two criminal organizations in the crosshairs
The “Champions League” investigation has revealed the existence and operation of two distinct criminal organizations in the Neapolitan territory. Although they were not functionally connected to each other, they shared the same supply channel for drugs, mainly cocaine and hashish, managed from Spain.
Kevin Kurti's return to Italy is a fundamental step towards continuing the investigation and further dismantling the international drug trafficking network.
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The article presents an important fact about the Kevin Kurti case, but there are details that could have been more clarifying. I do not understand how he could have escaped arrest for so long without being found by the authorities.