{"id":135138,"date":"2025-11-06T08:35:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T07:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/sin-categorizar\/ibiza-logistics-center-for-albanian-mafia-to-import-cocaine-to-europe\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T08:44:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T07:44:54","slug":"ibiza-logistics-center-for-albanian-mafia-to-import-cocaine-to-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/en\/current-news\/ibiza-logistics-center-for-albanian-mafia-to-import-cocaine-to-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Ibiza, logistics center for Albanian mafia to import cocaine to Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"1197\"><strong data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"640\">Ibiza<\/strong> played a strategic role in an international drug trafficking network led by the <strong data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"640\">Albanian<\/strong> mafia. <a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/?s=Milojevic&amp;lang=es\"><strong data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"742\">the Albanian mafia<\/strong><\/a>according to a joint investigation by the <strong data-start=\"799\" data-end=\"819\">National Police<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"825\" data-end=\"842\">Guardia Civil<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"1197\">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/en\/current-news\/criminal-organization-that-smuggled-drugs-into-the-balearic-islands-through-ibizas-waters-is-busted\/?swcfpc=1\">Criminal organization that smuggled drugs into the Balearic Islands through Ibiza&#8217;s waters is busted<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"1197\">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/actualidad\/el-rol-clave-de-ibiza-en-la-macrooperacion-en-mallorca-contra-el-blanqueo-de-capitales-y-el-trafico-de-droga\/?swcfpc=1\">Ibiza&#8217;s key role in Mallorca&#8217;s macro operation against money laundering and drug trafficking<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"1197\">The organization used the island as a collection point for <strong data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"922\">cocaine and hashish<\/strong> dumped at sea by <strong data-start=\"944\" data-end=\"1002\">merchant ships from South America and Morocco<\/strong>, which were recovered by powerful vessels and stored in hidden infrastructures on the island. From there, the drugs were redirected to <strong data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1156\">Mallorca<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1158\" data-end=\"1170\">Valencia<\/strong> and other European destinations. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1264\" data-end=\"1549\">The drugs, <strong data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1348\">dumped at sea in backpacks equipped with GPS beacons<\/strong>, were recovered by <strong data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1429\">fast boats with three 300-horsepower engines.<\/strong> The operations were preferably carried out at night to avoid detection by security forces. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1551\" data-end=\"1795\"><strong data-start=\"1551\" data-end=\"1608\">Each trip could carry up to 750 kilos of drugs<\/strong>, in submerged backpacks secured with nets and located by lights and coordinates previously agreed upon. According to police reports, this method was used <strong data-start=\"1766\" data-end=\"1794\">on at least 43 occasions<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1802\" data-end=\"1855\">A hidden and sophisticated infrastructure in Ibiza<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1857\" data-end=\"2218\">The criminal organization had <strong>an established network<\/strong> in <strong data-start=\"1894\" data-end=\"1903\">Ibiza<\/strong> <strong>to hide and store the shipments<\/strong>, which consolidated the island as a <strong data-start=\"2008\" data-end=\"2061\">key logistical center for drug trafficking in Europe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1857\" data-end=\"2218\">The infrastructure made it possible to hide large volumes of drugs and facilitate their subsequent transfer to <strong data-start=\"2163\" data-end=\"2190\">Mallorca and the Spanish mainland<\/strong>, mainly Valencia.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1857\" data-end=\"2218\">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/actualidad\/grabaciones-microfonos-ocultos-y-detalles-de-la-macrooperacion-de-droga-en-baleares-que-nacio-en-ibiza\/?swcfpc=1\">Recordings, hidden microphones and details of the macro drug operation in the Balearic Islands that was born in Ibiza<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2220\" data-end=\"2488\">The security measures used by the group included the <strong data-start=\"2289\" data-end=\"2352\">placement of locator beacons in police vehicles<\/strong>, which allowed them to anticipate operations and successfully complete, for example, the landing of almost two tons of hashish.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2495\" data-end=\"2537\">More than 25 million euros invoiced<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2539\" data-end=\"2974\">Although the agents managed to <strong data-start=\"2575\" data-end=\"2656\">seize 687 kilos of cocaine, 2,500 kilos of hashish and more than 1.5 million euros<\/strong>, data extracted from seized documents show that the network had moved much higher volumes: <strong data-start=\"2764\" data-end=\"2825\">2,107 kilos of cocaine and 5,647 kilos of hashish in Mallorca alone<\/strong>, with a turnover of more than <strong data-start=\"2858\" data-end=\"2882\">25 million euros<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2539\" data-end=\"2974\">This suggests that the drugs seized represent only a fraction of the total mobilized.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"550\">During the operation, which was dubbed<em> Enroque Bal\/Manso,<\/em> security forces found a striking detail in some of the seized merchandise: <strong data-start=\"295\" data-end=\"400\">several packages of cocaine were labeled with a photograph of Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_135133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-135133\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/actualidad\/ibiza-centro-logistico-de-la-mafia-albanesa-para-importar-cocaina-a-europa\/attachment\/los-paquetes-de-droga-con-la-imagen-de-putin\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-135132\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135132\" src=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Los-paquetes-de-droga-con-la-imagen-de-Putin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Los-paquetes-de-droga-con-la-imagen-de-Putin.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Los-paquetes-de-droga-con-la-imagen-de-Putin-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Los-paquetes-de-droga-con-la-imagen-de-Putin-768x463.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-135133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drug packages with Putin&#8217;s image on them<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"550\">This type of marking, common in international drug trafficking networks, is used to identify the source or group responsible for the shipment.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2981\" data-end=\"3042\">From Ibiza to Europe: a network with international connections<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3044\" data-end=\"3336\">From the collection points at sea to storage in Ibiza and subsequent distribution to Mallorca and Valencia, the drugs ended up in the hands of clans in neighborhoods such as <strong data-start=\"3225\" data-end=\"3238\">Son Banya<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"3240\" data-end=\"3254\">La Soledat<\/strong> or <strong data-start=\"3257\" data-end=\"3266\">Corea<\/strong>, and continued on their way to <strong data-start=\"3297\" data-end=\"3307\">Italy<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"3309\" data-end=\"3321\">Germany<\/strong> or <strong data-start=\"3324\" data-end=\"3335\">France<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3338\" data-end=\"3773\">Operation <em>Enroque Bal\/Manso<\/em> has uncovered <strong data-start=\"3407\" data-end=\"3450\">an unprecedented criminal structure<\/strong>, with links to <strong data-start=\"3479\" data-end=\"3497\">Eastern European<\/strong> kingpins, and with ramifications in <strong data-start=\"3523\" data-end=\"3576\">hotels, front companies and police forces<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"3338\" data-end=\"3773\">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/actualidad\/nuevas-detenciones-en-la-red-de-narcotrafico-que-usaba-a-ibiza-como-puerto-seguro\/?swcfpc=1\">New arrests in the drug trafficking network that used Ibiza as a safe harbor<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3338\" data-end=\"3773\">The ringleader, <strong data-start=\"3592\" data-end=\"3612\">Stefan Milojevic<\/strong>, and his main collaborators, including a <strong data-start=\"3662\" data-end=\"3684\">Majorcan lawyer<\/strong> and a <strong data-start=\"3690\" data-end=\"3723\">National Police inspector<\/strong>, are currently in custody.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"323\">The Balkan mafia controlled the route<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"703\">The dismantled network was led by <strong data-start=\"366\" data-end=\"386\">Stefan Milojevic<\/strong>, linked to the <strong data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"434\">United Tribuns<\/strong> motorcycle gang and considered the <strong data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"493\">&#8220;enforcement arm&#8221; of the Albanian mafia<\/strong> in Spain.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"703\">Thanks to his contacts with clans in Montenegro and Eastern European drug lords, he managed to establish a direct drug route from <strong data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"656\">Morocco to Ibiza<\/strong>, without going through intermediaries on the mainland.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"875\">&#8220;<strong data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"763\">This is the Champions League,&#8221; Milojevic said<\/strong>, according to a conversation recorded by the Guardia Civil, alluding to the magnitude of his operations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"934\" data-end=\"1225\">The investigation reports, whose secrecy was recently lifted, describe the network as <strong data-start=\"1029\" data-end=\"1083\">one of the most powerful ever detected in Spain<\/strong>. The structure operated as a <strong data-start=\"1119\" data-end=\"1149\">criminal logistics company<\/strong>, with deliveries, accounting, transport equipment and money laundering. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1227\" data-end=\"1469\"><strong data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1293\">Lawyers, police, local drug traffickers<\/strong> and even tourist accommodation managers collaborated in the scheme. <strong data-start=\"1345\" data-end=\"1406\">The purchase of three hotels in Mallorca, Pamplona and Almansa<\/strong> was key to channeling drug trafficking profits.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1476\" data-end=\"1523\">Police inspector among those arrested<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1525\" data-end=\"1843\">Among the more than <strong data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1561\">100 arrested<\/strong>, there are high-level profiles inside and outside the system. The case of <strong data-start=\"1641\" data-end=\"1661\">Faustino Nogales<\/strong>, inspector of the National Police, stands out, accused of <strong data-start=\"1708\" data-end=\"1741\">leaking confidential information<\/strong> to the organization and of <strong data-start=\"1765\" data-end=\"1799\">alerting them of the final operation<\/strong>, which forced the arrests to be brought forward. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1845\" data-end=\"2045\">Also imprisoned with him were lawyer <strong data-start=\"1895\" data-end=\"1914\">Gonzalo M\u00e1rquez<\/strong>, considered the financial mastermind of the plot, and Milojevic himself. All have been in <strong data-start=\"2009\" data-end=\"2031\">custody<\/strong> since August. <\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1845\" data-end=\"2045\">Continue reading:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1845\" data-end=\"2045\">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/actualidad\/la-ruta-argelina-se-dispara-con-narcolanchas-dobles-para-droga-y-migrantes-en-pleno-acuerdo-entre-espana-y-argelia\/?swcfpc=1\">Algerian route booms with double narco-boats for drugs and migrants in the midst of Spain-Algeria agreement<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1845\" data-end=\"2045\">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/actualidad\/todo-mal-cazan-a-un-taxista-drogado-y-con-el-seguro-y-el-permiso-de-conducir-caducados-en-ibiza\/?swcfpc=1\">All wrong: cab driver caught drugged and with expired insurance and driver&#8217;s license in Ibiza<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1845\" data-end=\"2045\">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/actualidad\/tardan-mas-de-10-anos-en-juzgar-a-un-traficante-callejero-cazado-en-ibiza-con-un-surtido-de-drogas\/?swcfpc=1\">It took more than 10 years to try a street dealer caught in Ibiza with an assortment of drugs<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1845\" data-end=\"2045\">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/actualidad\/el-dramatico-video-de-un-hombre-drogado-que-intenta-tirarse-de-un-balcon-en-ibiza\/?swcfpc=1\">Dramatic video of a drugged man trying to throw himself off a balcony in Ibiza<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1845\" data-end=\"2045\">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/actualidad\/perros-envenenados-por-droga-en-ibiza-se-ha-instaurado-una-mafia\/?swcfpc=1\">Dogs poisoned by drugs in Ibiza: &#8220;A mafia has been set up&#8221;.<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The island served as an operational base to pick up shipments launched from merchant ships from South America 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