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Will Albanian involved in trying to move £8 million cash from the UK in suitcases keep his British citizenship?
AN ALBANIAN money launderer who was involved in trying to move £8 million cash from the UK, could keep his British Citizenship if the Home Office fails to convince Supreme Court judges that its revocation was lawful. Gjelosh Kolicaj, 44, (above) was born in Albania, but came to the UK in 2005 and was granted the controversail indefinite leave to remain. On 5 February 2009, he was naturalised as a British citizen and became a dual national with Albian and British citizenship.
By JON AUSTIN
Dec 12, 2025


Brothers accused of 'supplying Albanian crime gangs with guns' brought deadly blood fued to London
TWO brothers alleged to be at the heart of a plot to supply Albanian crime gangs in the UK with deadly firearms brought a deadly "blood feud" with them when they fled to London, a court heard today. Albanians Alban Gjidaj, 29, and older brother Almir Gjidaj , 34, (above middle) were senior members of an organised crime group involved in smuggling guns hidden in standard deliveries from Albania to the UK, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard. Albania is seeking the extraditio
By JON AUSTIN
Dec 4, 2025


Albanian found on yacht used to bring migrants into UK illegally had been 'wanted by UK police for four years'
An Albanian, alleged to have been among seven people found on a yacht suspected to be carrying illegal migrants, that was intercepted in...
By JON AUSTIN
Jul 22, 2025


Albanians worked with Bulgarian to import one of biggest ever cocaine hauls to UK from South America
Albanian criminals worked with a Bulgarian business owner to import one of the biggest ever hauls of cocaine into the UK from South...
By JON AUSTIN
Dec 3, 2024


Albanian woman in UK acted as fixer between people smuggling gangs and Channel migrants
AN Albanian woman has been jailed for seven and a half years after a National Crime Agency investigation found that she had acted as a...
By JON AUSTIN
Nov 19, 2023


NCA 'seize the drugs' sting snares Albanian crime gang that worked with British national
AN ALBANIAN organised crime group, which worked with a British national, was caught by a well-used National Crime Agency (NCA) sting to...
By JON AUSTIN
Nov 2, 2023


More than 200 Albanian defendants appear in UK courts in just 10 days showing scale of crimewave
MORE than 200 Albanian defendants were listed to appear at crown courts up and down the country over just ten days, an Essex News and...
By JON AUSTIN
Oct 1, 2023


Cross Euro Albanian drug dealer discussed £2m property purchases in homeland on EncroChat phone
AN ALBANIAN drug dealer, who supplied more than £1million of cocaine in just four months, discussed property purchases in his homeland on...
By JON AUSTIN
Sep 29, 2023


Judge dismisses claims from Albanians they were forced to work in huge cannabis farm hit by police
A JUDGE dismissed claims by two Albanian men that they were coerced into working at a huge cannabis factory set up in redundant offices....
By JON AUSTIN
Sep 9, 2023


Fifth person arrested in UK over assassination of businessman in his Albanian coffee shop
A FIFTH Briton has been arrested in the UK in connection with the brazen assassination of a businessman in his own coffee shop in...
By JON AUSTIN
Jul 14, 2023









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