TIRANA, Nov 13 /ATA/ – Albanian State Police Director General Skënder Hita met senior Italian police and anti-mafia officials during an official visit to Italy, with talks focusing on strengthening joint efforts against organised crime and criminal networks operating in both countries.
Hita and his delegation were received at the Central Directorate of Criminal Police by Raffaele Grassi, Deputy Director General of Public Security and head of the Central Directorate of Criminal Police, and Nicola Massimo Masciulli, director of Italy’s Anti-Mafia Investigation Directorate (DIA).
The meeting was also attended by senior officials from Italy’s Central Directorate for Anti-Drug Services, International Police Cooperation Service and Central Operational Police Service.
Discussions focused on intensifying joint investigations and operations targeting criminal groups, drug trafficking, other forms of illicit trafficking, cybercrime and cross-border criminal activity.
Particular emphasis was placed on real-time intelligence sharing, operational coordination, targeting criminal groups’ financial assets and locating and arresting individuals wanted by Albanian and Italian authorities.
Hita reaffirmed the Albanian police’s commitment to expanding cooperation, including by increasing the number and operational capacity of joint investigative teams to pursue criminal networks across borders.
Grassi and Masciulli praised the work of Albania’s Criminal Police Department and Special Operations Directorate, as well as cooperation with Italy’s Interforce liaison office at its embassy in Albania. They expressed readiness to deepen the partnership through a new strategy aimed at delivering concrete results against organised crime and cross-border criminal activity.
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