"The Albanians are one of the hardest criminal enterprises to crack due to the fact that they usually only deal with other Albanians and can be extremely smart and violent when needed. Albanian gangs in the USA are different than those in the EU, wherein in the USA, the mafia has built many lucrative pacts with major crime families all over the country but most important being the Colombian cartels who control coca production. Huge shipments were arranged directly from South America."
The Albanian Civil War in 1997 was sparked by pyramid scheme failures in Albania soon after its transition to a market economy. The government was toppled and more than 2,000 people were killed. Various sources describe the violence that ensued as a rebellion, or a civil war, or a rebellion that gradually escalated into a civil war.
By January 1997, Albanian citizens, who had lost a total of $1.2 billion (an average of $400 per person countrywide) took their protest to the streets. Beginning in February, thousands of citizens launched daily protests demanding reimbursement by the government, which they believed was profiting from the schemes. On 1 March, Prime Minister Aleksandër Meksi resigned and on 2 March, President Sali Berisha declared a state of emergency.
This led to nearly 100,000 Albanians leaving the country. Among the repercussions of the Kosovo crisis for Albania was the matter in which it facilitated migration to US & EU. Presenting themselves as Kosovars, Albanians sought asylum in several countries. The situation was made easier by the lack of identification documents for displaced Kosovars and by their common language. This movement was known as a "silent movement" as the Albanian authorities were much more concerned about recovering from the event of 1997 and continuing the reforms, than about handling the displacement of the Kosovo Population and their own rationals.
Sokol was only 8 years old by the time his family migrated to the US, having settled in New York, it wasn't easy for him. Growing up as a foreigner in a neighborhood surrounded by different ethnicities and races, it's clear to say he did not have an easy time. After the tragic death of his father, Sokol was only seventeen having to drop out of college to become the man of the family. He knew what he was getting himself into when he slowly started committing petty crimes such as shoplifting, theft, scams, and so on, little did he know that those crimes would just keep evolving into bigger ones. Years went by, now by the age of 24, having earned the nickname "Daja" now with full ties to the Albanian mob, having been brought in by his cousin, Tony who at the time was one of the main leaders.
Years went by with Sokol Martinaj clearly no longer a stranger to the authorities anymore, having served two short sentences in Los Santos and having been arrested, but not convicted, many more times. Daja decided it was time to go solo and depart from the Albanian Mob which his cousin was in full control of in order to start his own outfit, though still heavily connected to the aforementioned mob. With mounting police suspicion on him, it made sense for him to form his own clique and engage in a wide variety of crimes. He had commanded in urban warfare and had a vast range of experience in many criminal acts and wished to pass this down onto a younger generation, a generation which he could control to do his own bidding.
Sokol Martinaj and Tony Bejko had a sit-down. He received the blessing to depart and form his own thing. Sokol Martinaj had risen the ranks and graduated from the Albanian Mafia to become the independent leader of a crew in its own right.
OOC:
This faction aims to portray a realistic Albanian crew within Los Santos with strong ties to the mob. While we accept different ethnicities, we suggest an Albanian character if you're aiming to go up. We expect our members to provide quality roleplay and follow the rules at all time. Development is key within the faction, if you need help on how to accurately roleplay an Albanian gangster feel free to shoot me a message or go through our discord guides.
The recruitment is strictly handled in-game, anyone that wishes to engage with the faction can drop me a private message for advice and tips. Screenshots require approval before posted on the thread.
Upon joining the faction you grant character kill permission to the leadership.
Any questions or concerns can be directed to @redis
