Erzen Brecani
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Legal status
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Profile
Erzen Brecani was arrested in November 2023 in a SPAK operation against a group alleged to traffic cocaine into the EU. In December 2024 the first-instance court accepted SPAK's request to try him and seven others, on charges including money laundering of drug proceeds reportedly received via his son. He is reported to have denied receiving money from his son or from Ervin Mata. Later reporting places him under house arrest.
Response from Erzen Brecani
Denied receiving money from his son Eralbi Brecani or from Ervin Mata (as reported by Shqiptarja).
Related cases
Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.
From 20 Nov 2023
Erzen Brecani (former Tirana deputy police director): SPAK drug and money-laundering case
Erzen Brecani, described as former deputy director of the Tirana police, was arrested in November 2023 in a SPAK operation against a structured group allegedly trafficking cocaine into the EU. Dedan…
Status: On trial (referred December 2024); house arrest per later reporting; latest status not found
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Connections
Open the map →former deputy director, Tirana police
Evidence: Reported as former deputy director of Tirana police in SPAK case coverage.
What they said vs. what the documents show
What was said · Nov 2023
He denied receiving money from his son or from Ervin Mata (as reported by Shqiptarja).
Speaker: Erzen Brecani
Erzen Brecani merret në pyetje: nuk kam marrë para nga djali dhe Ervin Mata (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · unknown · journalism · SQ
What the documents show
SPAK case as reported: alleged money laundering of proceeds from his son Eralbi Brecani; trial referral December 2024. No court ruling on the denial was found in the sources reviewed.
- Dosja Sky-ECC: GJKKO pranon kërkesën e SPAK (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · 27 Dec 2024 · journalism · SQ
Timeline
SPAK
Erzen Brecani arrested in SPAK operation (20 or 21 Nov per sources)
Arrested with Dedan Gjoni in a SPAK drug-trafficking and money-laundering operation.
Linked: Erzen Brecani (former Tirana deputy police director): SPAK drug and money-laundering case · Erzen Brecani · Dedan Gjoni
Court
First-instance court accepts SPAK request to try Brecani and seven others
Case referred to trial for eight defendants including Erzen Brecani and Dedan Gjoni (Shqiptarja).
Linked: Erzen Brecani (former Tirana deputy police director): SPAK drug and money-laundering case · Erzen Brecani · Dedan Gjoni
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 3 sources.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 2 sources
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja.com
- Date
- 27 Dec 2024
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja.com
- Date
- Nov 2023
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 1 source
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja.com
- Date
- unknown