A criminal group whose members were active in the cocaine trade in areas of Athens was dismantled by the Athens Sub-Directorate of Prosecution and Criminal Investigation/DDEEA/GADA
After a coordinated operation in houses and storage areas, which the criminal group used as “shelters” in areas of Athens, 9 people, aged between 24 and 43 years old, were arrested and 4 others were declared wanted. It is about 11 Albanians and 3 Greeks.
The arrested are Albanians Ervin Ademi alias Leo 39 years old, Elton Poplar alias Tony 42 years old, Ervis Tringa alias Niko 38 years old, Albert Pali alias Berti 42 years old, Bruno Anastasaj alias Thodhori, Kondelina Dhimertika 43 years old, Julio Kercani 29 years old, Malena Alushaj 24 years old, while they are wanted Helis Cato 38 years old, Taulant the Priest 47 years old and Erald Gjata 46 years old.
The suspects are charged, as appropriate, with the formation of a criminal organization, violations of laws on weapons, on addictive substances, money laundering, violations of laws on aliens and forgery of certificates.
As it emerged from the preliminary investigation of the Sub-Directorate of Prosecution and Criminal Investigation in Athens, the criminal organization, having a structured hierarchical structure and continuous operation with a leader and 3 deputy leaders, had been active since at least December 2025 and had developed increased counter-surveillance measures, as members used coded communication applications, coded terminology and some of them frequently changed telephone connections.
More specifically, the 39-year-old leader Ervin Ademi exercised full control over the criminal group’s activities, giving orders and drafting its operational strategy, while supervising the organization’s 3 deputy leaders.
At the same time, they would instruct the other members on the trafficking method, deliver to them quantities of cocaine for sale, while each member continued to sell the drug to customers.
From the investigations carried out in the “operational areas-shelters” of the criminal group, 827 grams of cocaine, a small amount of marijuana, 3 pistols, a magazine from a combat firearm, 119 cartridges, several mobile phones, 5 vehicles used for drug trafficking, the sums of 14,505 euros and 470 US dollars, 3 radio receivers, 7 precision electronic scale, stick, pepper spray and 3 knives.
The illegal financial gain from the group’s criminal activity amounts to more than 900,000 euros.
