Albanian State Police Director General Skender Hita met senior Italian police officials in Rome to strengthen cooperation against criminal groups operating in both countries. He met Raffaele Grassi, Deputy Director General of Public Security and Central Director of Criminal Police, and General Nicola Massimo Masciulli, head of Italy’s Anti-Mafia Investigation Directorate.

Discussions focused on joint investigations and operations targeting drug trafficking, other illegal trades, cybercrime and cross-border criminal activity. Both sides also prioritised real-time intelligence sharing, operational coordination and efforts to seize criminal organisations’ financial assets. They discussed locating and arresting people wanted by Albanian and Italian justice authorities.

Hita pledged to expand cooperation and increase the number and capacity of joint investigation teams. Grassi and Masciulli praised existing cooperation and expressed readiness to strengthen it further. The meetings concluded with an agreement to develop a new cooperation strategy aimed at delivering concrete results against organised crime and cross-border criminal networks.

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