June 10, 2026
By Eurasia Review
Messages exchanged on the encrypted communication platform SKY ECC have exposed a Kosovar-based organised crime network in large-scale drug trafficking, the use of fraudulent IDs, illegal possession of weapons, and money laundering across Europe, Europol said
The intelligence gathered during a three-year investigation culminated on 9 June in a coordinated action day in Kosovo*, where authorities arrested five key members of the criminal organisation. Some 150 officers were deployed on the ground, supported by a Europol expert.
The organised crime group used an encrypted communication platform to coordinate drug trafficking activities across several European countries while maintaining its operational centre in Kosovo*. From there, senior members directed criminal activities, coordinated international drug shipments, and managed the laundering of illicit profits.
The action marks the latest phase of a long-running investigation supported by Europol under Operational Taskforce (OTF) LIMIT, which targets Sky ECC criminal encrypted communications.
Encrypted communications reveal the network’s inner workings
The investigation relied on the analysis of large volumes of intelligence, including criminal communications exchanged via encrypted platforms.
By combining this intelligence with operational information gathered across multiple countries, investigators identified key members of the network, map its criminal infrastructure and trace financial flows linked to drug trafficking activities.
A data-driven investigative approach was central to the operation. Europol analysts worked together with specialists from the Kosovo* Police at Europol’s headquarters, analysing intelligence, and identifying operational links between suspects, criminal activities and criminal assets spread across several jurisdictions..
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