Albanian criminal gangs are growing in the UK and are sending hundreds of millions of pounds of their proceeds to Albania every year.
According to article by the British GB, many different businesses are often used for money laundering, but most criminal funds are simply returned To albania by hand or by vehicle.
In recent seizures, £300,000 was found in luggage at a UK airport bound for the Albanian capital, Tirana.
In another case, border guards found £500,000 hidden in a truck at a UK port.
Albanian criminal groups now control the majority of cannabis trafficking across the United Kingdom.
In recent years, Albanian criminals have taken over much of the cannabis trade from Vietnamese criminal groups.
Most of the criminal activity involving cannabis production and cultivation is concentrated in the northern regions.
But in almost every part of the country, Albanians are the dominant group involved in cannabis cultivation.
In the south of England, Albanian criminal groups still control most of the cocaine trade.
Sources report that the cannabis trade was largely exclusive and independent among Albanian criminals, but the cocaine trade was also largely overseen by crime bosses in Albania.
Across the United Kingdom, there have recently been several arrests of Albanians suspected of involvement in people smuggling across the English Channel.
British media write that many Albanians who arrive in Great Britain in small boats are under the direction of criminal gangs and a large number end up working for these criminal networks.
