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Oltian Bistri, the head of an elite team of officers, was arrested two years ago for corruption and money laundering and prosecutors have seized £4million of his family’s assets.
Another officer, Dedan Gjoni has been charged with drug trafficking for Latin American gangs.
There is hope of a crackdown, with one Albanian insider telling The Sun: “A new unit of special prosecutors has been established to root out rotten cops using EncroChat phone encryption.”
However, it may be a hard task, as the insider continued: “Ex-cops are like gold to crime gangs.
“Their knowledge of how to evade detection is priceless.
“Police in Albania aren’t paid much and are ripe for manipulation.
“The basic wage is about £850 a month and it’s difficult for them to rise up the ranks and get higher pay.
“There’s corruption at every level and has been for many years.”
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