Inside London’s Albanian ‘Mafia’ who bring fear to community dubbed ‘Little Tirana’

From the outside of Southgate station, in north London, Albanian criminal gangs have moved in and taken over the area (Picture: Getty/Metro graphics)

In a quiet, leafy suburb of north London, a hive of criminal activity fronted by Albanians is bubbling under the surface.

The mobsters run protection rackets, people trafficking networks and deal drugs in a zone around Southgate London Underground station.

The bustling and relatively well-heeled suburb on the Piccadilly line has become a ‘fortress’ for the criminal network...