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Six arrests in a kidnap plot against an Albanian drug trafficker

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13 Nov, 2025

On 12 November 2025, Europol supported a Germany-led investigation targeting a group of mercenaries hired by a criminal network to kidnap the leader of a rival drug trafficking gang. The operation involved law enforcement authorities from Denmark, France, Latvia and the United Kingdom…

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Article Link: Six arrests in a kidnap plot against an Albanian drug trafficker – The German-led investigation resulted in the identification and arrest of a mercenary active on behalf of a criminal network | Europol

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