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Albanian mafia tentacles in Mexico launder Sinaloa money in casinos and alliances with 'El Mayo'
2026-03-21 23:43:57 / AKTUALITET
While international media attention focused on the arrest of Juan Carlos Montero Mestre (alias 'Lobo Menor'), leader of the Ecuadorian gang 'Los Lobos', security experts are raising the alarm about a much quieter, but more dangerous presence: the Albanian Mafia.
According to public security specialist Víctor Manuel Sánchez Valdés, Albanian criminal groups are no longer mere observers in Latin America, but key players who control complex financial operations in collaboration with the most powerful local cartels.
Alliance with the Sinaloa Cartel
Recent intelligence reports and investigations by the US Department of the Treasury (OFAC) confirm that the Albanian mafia has formed an unbreakable bond with the faction led by Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, head of the Sinaloa Cartel.
At the center of these operations are the Hysa brothers (Luftar, Arben, Fatos and Ramiz), who are accused of having built an extensive network of businesses to launder drug money.
Key points of their activity include:
Casino management in the states of Sonora, Baja California and Quintana Roo.
The use of luxury hotels and restaurants to camouflage million-dollar transfers.
According to media outlets such as El Universal, money earned from cocaine trafficking is transferred to Albania to be invested in real estate and coastal tourism.
Why is it hard to hit?
Sánchez Valdés explains that the success of Albanians in Mexico comes from their unique structure. They operate through 'Tribes' (fis) - family groups with extreme loyalty where infiltration by the police is almost impossible.
Unlike local gangs that often engage in bloody public clashes, Albanians in Mexico keep a low profile. They focus on logistics:
Securing cocaine routes from Ecuador and Colombia to European ports (Rotterdam and Antwerp).
Sophisticated money laundering systems that combine cryptocurrencies with traditional businesses.
In his interview for Imagen Radio, the academic confirmed that foreign mafias, where Albanians occupy a specific place due to their financial power, are present in 30 of Mexico's 32 states. They do not operate in isolation, but use local cartels (such as CJNG and Sinaloa) as 'shields' and logistical partners.
While Mexico continues to be the epicenter of the war on drugs, the involvement of Albanian 'tribes' shows that organized crime has become a global corporation, where the borders between the Balkans and Latin America have completely disappeared./Dario21.com
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