This is a very good subject I must say, kudos botz for the topic. The Albanians with no dispute started on both sides of the Atlantic, Albania and the United States, because of the Italian Cosa Nostra. FBI dossiers revealed that Cosa Nostra members, and Sacra Crona Unita members as well, who fled Italy in the late 1970's began starting rackets and a partnership if you will with Albanians in Albania, and from this tutelage evolved a new and aggressive Mafia in the Albanians. The partnership still runs today in both Italy and Albania, the groups work hand in hand. Interpol released a statment that Albanians help the N'Drangheta and Cosa Nostra receive Heroin to be traded to Mexicans for Cocain. The Albaninas are very big on Heroin, and also arms trafficking. But in Europe the groups are very peaceful, one incident took place I believe in Lombardy, Italy where Albanians operate, and a riff broke out between Mafia members and Albanians. A few Albanians threw some Italians a beating, but then the Albanians were killed, and some beaten nearly half to death. Both the outcome was the Albanians operating in Italy have to pay a tax or else. The same for Italians in Albania, and on the bigger stuff they work together. In the U.S Albaninas started out as muscle, with the Russians, for the Italians, and as some muscle and big names went to jail for the 5 families, both groups branched out. The Russians stayed peacful with the Italians paying taxes still today on some of their rackets outside of Brighton Beach. The Albanians transition wasnt pretty, a guy named Alex Rudaj started a crew of what the FBI called "The Corporation," the group was primarily Albanian, but had Italians, and Italian leaders under Rudaj. They muscled in on Lucchese and Gambino operartions in the Bronx and Westchester County's, the group even knifed and beat up some made guys. But a truce was called in a meeting between Rudaj and Gambino Boss Arnold "Zeke" Squitieri, both sides almost fought and killed one another at the meeting, but a truce was made. "The Corporation" would share some of it's profits with the Gambinos and be recognized as somewhat of a 6th Family. But the Feds rolled in and took down Rudaj and the whole crew, even the Italian members. The Albanians today in New York are not organized together, but operate as different crews, and for the most part get fairly along with the 5 Families, better than Rudaj and his crew.