Albanians' anger as crime gangs flood Scots towns with skunk farms

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Albanian community leaders have condemned the actions of criminal gangs who are running amok in Scotland with massive cannabis farms.

A strong backlash came after the Daily Record revealed that Albanian organised crime groups are flooding Scottish communities with the “skunk” cultivations.

Our report was the centrepiece of a television news special in the Balkan nation’s top news outlet Top Channel.It reflected our findings that tens of millions of pounds worth of super strong skunk is being produced at cannabis farms in rented homes and disused business properties, all involving the theft of an industrial amount of electricity to boost the harvest.Former MSP and senior cop Graeme Pearson highlighted how the growth in the Albanian crime gangs is on a scale that already threatens the stability of communities.Pearson, former Labour justice spokesman and Director General of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency, has called for talks between energy companies, Police Scotland and the Scottish Government to set up early warning systems for power surges.He claims these should be able to reveal drug gang activity and enable police to break up the networks.After our story was published at the weekend, the Top Channel station in Albania picked it up and carried their own report.Top Channel journalist and campaigner Muhamed Veliu said: “The story was picked up and featured prominently because many Albanian people would have been very concerned to see the growth of such crime in Scotland.“We have been aware of these gangs expanding into places like Greece and Spain and England and now it seems Scotland it part of the picture”Veliu said the gangland explosion is a source of shame for most decent Albanians.He said: “Most