How Albanian Gangs Are Dominating the UK’s Cocaine Supply Networks

How Albanian Gangs Are Dominating the UK’s Cocaine Supply Networks
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Patricia Devlin
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Albanian organised crime gangs (OCG) are now dominating the UK’s cocaine supply networks, with small boat arrivals contributing to the gangs’ growing networks, a former police chief has said.

Tony Saggers, who headed up the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) Drugs Threat and Intelligence department, said Albanian gangsters have been able to gain considerable control in Britain’s booming drugs trade by slashing their own wholesale profits to undercut rivals.

Patricia Devlin
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