The Albanian citizen, who was arrested two days ago in the city of Lats, wanted by the Italian authorities, accused of being a participant in a criminal organization consisting of other Albanians, had imported 6 tons of cocaine from the Netherlands to Milan.
Dodaj had imported cocaine from the Netherlands through his gang from the port of Rotterdam, where, according to analysis by the Italian media outlet Corriere Della Sera, Albanian criminals may even have bribed workers to avoid checks on containers coming from South America.
Edmond Dodaj was a regular in the Special Forces in Albania when Saimir Tahiri was the Minister of Interior. Dodaj is young, but belongs to the “old school” of Albanian gangs, who have long since risen through the ranks from “unskilled” to privileged mediator, both from the mafia organization “Ndrangheta” and from South America.
The 42-year-old, wanted for 10 years, was arrested in the city of Lats with a view to his extradition to Italy after being declared an internationally wanted person by Interpol. The Milan court had issued an international arrest warrant against him, for the criminal offense of "Criminal group in the field of drug trafficking", as provided for in the Italian Penal Code.
What is of interest to the Italian media at this stage is whether Dodaj will speak when he is tried in Italy. Will he cooperate in revealing his network of collaborators, opponents or patrons, who according to Corriere Della Sera, could be high-ranking officials or even politicians.
