TIRANA, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Albania has destroyed most part of a drug trafficking network in a police operation, which seized 8 tons of drugs and arrested 38 people, Albanian state police informed on Saturday.

"These people acted as a structured group in narcotics trafficking. Their activity was launched in other countries, mainly those of the European Union," said the police spokesman.

The group leader Met Kanani was caught in Turkey with a large quantity of cannabis. Some of his collaborators, who carried the Albanian cannabis from Greece to Turkey, were also arrested.

According to the Albanian police declaration, the "army" of traffickers led by Kanani also distributed heroin to European Union countries.