 The Albanian mafia has deep roots in Belgium, which was recently a topic of a special programme on Belgian RTBF Channel One.Reporters tried to investigate the roots of Albanian organised crime but have complained that it is too hard to penetrate the structure and organisation of the Albanian mafia, but they agreed that the Albanian mafia acts on the model of the Italian one, whose crime is part of the "activities of entire families" and which has a clearly defined
hierarchy.The Albanian mafia in Brussels has monopoly over activities such as "narcotics and arms deals", according to Belgian sources.