Europe's New Cocaine Kings: The Albanian Mafia | The War on Drugs

The Albanian Mafia is the new power in international drug trafficking. Over the past decade, organized crime groups from Albania have taken over huge sections of the cocaine trade – particularly trafficking to Europe, which has become the biggest coke market in the world. A lot of myths have sprung up around these Albanian mafia networks – about how they operate and the violence they inflict. We separate truth from fiction – showing how the Albanian crime groups maintain their power, and how they have revolutionized the cocaine trade using innovation, entrepreneurial flair and deadly violence. 00:00 Intro 01:00 The New Power in International Drug Trafficking 03:01 Revolutionizing the Cocaine Trade 05:09 Myths & Misconceptions 07:20 How the Mafia Networks Operate Watch more from this series: The World’s Deadliest Drug War Just Got a New Leader    • The World’s Deadliest Drug War Just Got a ...   Why Mexican Cartels Use American Guns    • Why Mexican Cartels Use American Guns | Th...   The Female Cartel Bosses of Latin America    • The Female Cartel Bosses of Latin America ...      • World News   Click here to subscribe to VICE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE About VICE: The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Information. From every corner of the planet, our immersive, caustic, ground-breaking and often bizarre stories have changed the way people think about culture, crime, art, parties, fashion, protest, the internet and other subjects that don't even have names yet. Browse the growing library and discover corners of the world you never knew existed. Welcome to VICE. Connect with VICE: Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/VICE-Videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://vice.com More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo Click here to get the best of VICE daily: http://bit.ly/1SquZ6v Like VICE on Facebook: http://fb.com/vice Follow VICE on Twitter:   / vice   Follow us on Instagram:   / vice   Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vice?lang=en The VICE YouTube Network: VICE:    / vice   MUNCHIES:    / munchies   VICE News:    / vicenews   VICELAND:    / vicelandtv   Vice Life:    / broadly   Noisey:    / noisey   Motherboard:    / motherboardtv   VICE Sports:    / noc   i-D:    / idmagazine   Waypoint:    / waypointvice   #drugs #vice #narcos"