"Greece dismantles drug trafficking gangs from...", Reuters article seizure of several kilograms of cocaine in Greece where the Albanian businessman was arrested: He was producing Captagon pills, a mixture of amphetamines

The "Reuters" news agency has dedicated an article to the seizure of several kilograms of cocaine in Greece today in the early hours of the morning, an operation that led to the arrest of 2 Albanians and 2 Greeks. The Reuters article said the arrests came after a month-long investigation launched by Greek drug and smuggling enforcement authorities in cooperation with the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). 

The article also adds that based on the evidence, the authorities estimate that the criminal group aimed for an illegal profit of over 5 million euros and that drugs were being transferred from Latin America to European countries and Turkey. According to the article, Greece was used both as a transit point and as a destination for shipments.

The article also states that one of the Albanians, Jasona Merkuri alias Andrea Merkuri alias Azdren Muharremi, was accused of a leading role in the group. "Reuters" writes that the 48-year-old was previously accused of operating a laboratory in Greece that produced Captagon pills, a mixture of amphetamines also known as "poor man's cocaine". 

Full  Reuters article :

Greek authorities have dismantled an international criminal ring that trafficked cocaine in shipping containers from Latin America to Europe, police said Thursday. Two Albanians and two Greeks were arrested following a month-long investigation launched by Greek drug and smuggling enforcement authorities in cooperation with the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Dozens of plastic bags containing more than 210 kg of cocaine were found and confiscated in containers of shrimp at the port of Piraeus, police officials said.

More than 130,000 euros ($141,000), a shotgun, bullets, cellphones and documents referring to drug quantities and expected profits were also seized among other evidence during raids on the suspects' homes and vehicles, police said in a statement. Based on the evidence, the authorities estimate that the criminal group aimed for an illegal profit of over 5 million euros. The drugs were being transferred from Latin America to European countries and Turkey, police officials said. Greece was used both as a transit point and as a destination for shipments.

One of the Albanians was accused of a leading role in the group. Police said the 48-year-old had previously been accused of operating a laboratory in Greece that produced Captagon pills, a mixture of amphetamines also known as "poor man's cocaine". More than 634,000 pills were confiscated at that time.

One of the Greek nationals was previously arrested in Costa Rica on a 2012 warrant issued by the United States and convicted of his involvement in smuggling arms to Europe for the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels. demobilized.