The Democratic Party has made public today a video-interview with “Witness X”, a former complicit of Agron Xhafaj, brother of the Albanian Interior Minister Fatmir Xhafaj. The man, identified as Albert Veliu, said he has worked with the minister’s brother in Italy, where they used to sell cocaine.

“I have been in Italy, I worked there. I have worked with Agron Xhafaj, with cocaine, with all the things. I used to escort the dinghy boats. Later I renounced, I couldn’t do that thing any longer. I knew Agron through a friend of mine, thanks to the job links in Italy. He was commanding the work, he obtained it, we used to sell it”, Veliu said in the video.

“In 2005… I was sentenced for cocaine, I was caught in Pescara with 12 kilos. I served my sentence there, first I was sentenced with 15 years, the Court of Appellation made it 8 years in prison. When I finished my sentence, I was mad at Agron, because he didn’t even bring me a pack of cigarettes in prison for that much we had done together”.

“I met him, he offered me a job for my son, waiting tables, in 2016. My son is 22, he worked as a waiter for 6 months, later they fired him. Five or six months ago we talked, I asked him e favour, to take hashish to Italy. He introduced me to this guy, Ermal, I asked the favour because I was broke, I wanted to test him how correct he would be with me. I asked the favour, but I never made the route, just wante to test him and see who Agron Xhafaj really was”.

“He rules in Vlora, he has done this thing all the time. He did me a favour, bring this sack to pass it to the other side. He introduced me to Ermal, I don’t know what he is, a border (police) chief or whatever, I could not ask for the surname. I sat with him in the table”.

“But I didn’t do it. I want to live honestly, earn my bread, just tested him. I knew he does it, that’s correct, he can help you to pass the goods to Italy, he sent me to Ermal, with the nickname Nake”.

“He would secure the transportation, they had the dinghy boat, because I cannot afford one, I’m broke. Things were clear, I did not fear police, because the path was clear”.