A new witness may land in SPAK to sink Shkëlzen, here is the "scorching" information he has about Berisha's son that implicates him in the "Gërdec" affair, from the office meeting with a mobster, to the big mistake that cost him the life of Kosta Trebicka

A new witness may land in the Special Prosecutor's Office regarding the Gërdec tragedy. The former Minister of Defense, Fatmir Mediu, is being tried for this scandal, but the investigations may take a different course and the "earthquake" may be caused by the characters who have in their hands sensational information about other people who were hiding and behind the scenes playing tricks for "the business of death. A few weeks ago, Mediu asked for 90 people to testify in the trial, while SPAK itself asked for 50 people. Meanwhile, the families of the victims have recently requested the testimony of 12 people. David Packouz stands out among them. If he testifies in SPAK, this character is expected to sink Shkëlzen Berisha.

Here is his last confession

David Packouz, the partner of Efraim Diveroli, with whom he won the 300 million dollar agreement from the Pentagon to provide ammunition from Albania, has recently confessed the intrigues, deals and corruption in which the then 21-year-old Diveroli was involved with high Albanian officials. In an interview given to the "Koncrete" podcast, Packouz recounted how Diveroli managed to negotiate with the son of the former prime minister Sali Berisha to reduce the price of Chinese cartridges, while he recalled in detail the conversations between Kosta Trebicka and Ylli Pinari. David Packouz, of the "AEY" company, remembers how they made an agreement with Kosta Trebicka, for the repackaging of the ammunition, removing the Chinese markings, due to the fear that the ammunition of Chinese origin was under embargo by the USA. "Ephraim made the decision that he didn't want to risk losing a $300 million contract, so instead of telling the US Army and accepting the risk that they might pull the contract, he decided to get someone to repackage the ammunition . They would remove it from the boxes with Chinese markings and put them in plastic bags and then in cardboard boxes. We actually wanted to do this before we found out the ammo was Chinese. Because at that time the price of fuel had increased, and air transport was very expensive. So we thought that the ammunition was packed in heavy wooden boxes, and if we removed them, we would reduce the weight a lot, and send more ammunition, in return we would earn more. he decided to get someone to repack the ammunition. They would remove it from the boxes with Chinese markings and put them in plastic bags and then in cardboard boxes. We actually wanted to do this before we found out the ammo was Chinese. Because at that time the price of fuel had increased, and air transport was very expensive. So we thought that the ammunition was packed in heavy wooden boxes, and if we removed them, we would reduce the weight a lot, and send more ammunition, in return we would earn more. he decided to get someone to repack the ammunition. They would remove it from the boxes with Chinese markings and put them in plastic bags and then in cardboard boxes. We actually wanted to do this before we found out the ammo was Chinese. Because at that time the price of fuel had increased, and air transport was very expensive. So we thought that the ammunition was packed in heavy wooden boxes, and if we removed them, we would reduce the weight a lot, and send more ammunition, in return we would earn more.

The role of Shkëlzen

To do this, my friend Alex went to Albania and found a manufacturer of cardboard boxes and hired him. That's when we realized it was Chinese ammunition, after we decided to repackage it. Then we said "we have to repackage it anyway, but we have to make sure to remove the Chinese markings as well". We were very stupid and sent this by e-mail, leaving great possibilities of tracing", says David Packouz. He further remembers how Patrick Henry of the "Albademil" company used to buy 1 Chinese cartridge for 2 cents and sell it to them for 4 cents. This caused the anger of Efraim Diveroli, who sought to take Henry out of the game, making direct agreements with the Albanians. But Henry, according to Packouz, was good friends with Shkëlzen Berisha. "We were saving a lot of money with air transport. I think we paid $100,000, or $200,000, I can't remember exactly, for all repackaging in totes. The person we hired to do the repacking was the owner of a company that made cardboard boxes, so since he had the factory and the workers, why not take him on. His name was Kosta Trebicka. He was happy to do the job, but what happened was that Ephraim wanted to make more money. He wanted more and more and asked the Albanians to lower the price, he asked through Henry because he made the deal for us. He said "I want a better price", and Henry said "I can't change the price". Efraim flies to Albania and starts talking to Kosta, and Kosta tells him "I have a friend in the Ministry of Defense, I can give you some information". And Kosta learns that the Ministry of Justice is officially selling ammunition for 7.62×39mm to Henry for 2 cents each. And Henry would sell it to us for 4 cents a cartridge. This angered Ephraim. We sold it to the US government for 10.5 cents a cartridge, but we also had to pay for shipping, which was 3 or 4 cents a cartridge, so we were doing almost what Henry was doing," says Packouz.

The mobster present at the meeting

At one point during the interview, Packouz also shows the lawsuit of Shkëlzen Berisha, who claimed that the story in the book "Armët dë çunat" about his meeting with Diverol was untrue. The US court decided to dismiss the case anyway. Packouz even addresses Shkëlzen Berisha during the interview, saying "don't sue me again". "We were sure that Henry was paying some politicians there. Since he was very friendly with the prime minister's son, Sali Berisha was the prime minister. The boy (Shkëlzeni) decided to sue me and Ephraim for defamation, he was kicked out of the hall, so Mr. Berisha should not sue me again. Fortunately for me, they took it out of court, it was without merit. But Simon lost all the money taken from the book as he had to cover all the expenses. Henry had a close relationship with the prime minister's son, in this way he gained access to ammunition. We suspect he was paying people, not keeping the entire 2 cents for himself. But Ephraim couldn't believe how Henry was blackmailing us, and wanted to get him out of the deal. So he said "I will take Henry out of the agreement, I will go and make an agreement with the Albanians myself", says Packouz.

The mistake that cost Kosta Trebicka his life

Further, Packouz recounts the meeting of Efraim Diverol with Sali Berisha in the presence of Ylli Pinari and a big Albanian mobster, where it was decided that Kosta Trebicka, who carried out the packing, would be kicked out, the repacking would be taken by them and in exchange make a small discount on the purchase price of ammunition He says Kosta Trebicka became angry after being sent off and decided to contact the media and authorities in the US, who launched an investigation. The biggest mistake of Kosta, says Packouz, was that he also contacted the Albanian media where he exposed corruption. According to Packouz, this cost Kosta Trebicka his life. "Efraim goes to Albania and meets with Pinari, he was from the Albanian export organization. A state-owned company that was tasked with selling any type of ammunition the government wanted to sell. He met with Pinar, this meeting is also in the book, and Mr. Berisha (Shkëlzeni) sued us for this. He met with Pinari and the prime minister's son, and another person who was an Albanian mobster. I don't remember his name. Ephraim realized who he was dealing with, he usually talks a lot, Alex was there and told me that as soon as he walked in there, he immediately lowered his voice. They told him, look, we won't give you a better price, this is the best price in Europe. However, we know you also do repackaging, and you hired this guy who is not part of our organization, and you're paying him a lot of money. If you get rid of it and pay us to do the packaging, we'll give you a discount. And Ephraim says "agreement". He removed Kosta from the agreement and Kosta was very revolted, because he was left with 20 thousand dollars of the box, he did not pay him. Costa was very angry, because he knew what was happening, we had told him to be careful not to have Chinese signs, and he goes and tells the New York Times, and American officials. And they started the investigation. But his biggest mistake was that he contacted the Albanian press, and they were told that there is great corruption with this agreement, that politicians are taking bribes. He ended up dead under mysterious circumstances. A month later, he was traveling alone on a flat road and suddenly had an accident where he ended up a few meters away from the car. They described it as an accident, but it was a very strange accident", Packouz said in his confession some time ago. that politicians are taking bribes. He ended up dead under mysterious circumstances. A month later, he was traveling alone on a flat road and suddenly had an accident where he ended up a few meters away from the car. They described it as an accident, but it was a very strange accident", Packouz said in his confession some time ago. that politicians are taking bribes. He ended up dead under mysterious circumstances. A month later, he was traveling alone on a flat road and suddenly had an accident where he ended up a few meters away from the car. They described it as an accident, but it was a very strange accident", Packouz said in his confession some time ago.