DEA alerts to Albanian mafia: Uruguayan police monitor entry from the Balkans
The DEA warned of the expansion of the Albanian mafia in the region. Uruguayan police have tightened control over the entry of citizens coming from the Balkans.
Uruguayan police on alert over advance of Albanian mafia in the region
According to infobae.com, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a formal warning about the expansion of the Albanian mafia in Latin America, which prompted Uruguayan police to intensify surveillance on the entry of citizens from the Balkans into the country.
Uruguayan authorities activated specific controls at border crossings and entry ports after receiving the DEA alert, which identifies criminal organisations of Albanian origin as growing actors in drug trafficking and other illicit activities in the region.
The warning from the United States agency takes place within a context of greater presence of Eastern European organised crime networks on the American continent, a phenomenon that various international security bodies have been monitoring with growing concern.
Uruguayan police did not specify the number of Balkan citizens under surveillance or detail the specific operational measures adopted, although they confirmed that the entry of persons from that region is under active observation.
Uruguay has not historically been a priority destination for these organisations, but its geographical position as a transit point in the Southern Cone makes it a territory of strategic interest for international smuggling networks, according to precedents handled by regional security bodies.
Source: Google News UY — Crime