During the filming of a music video glorifying drug crime and violence, Albanian gangster rappers drove military trucks armed with heavy machine guns around a British housing estate in military-grade vehicles.
In a video seen more than 17 million times, terrifying masked men in an armoured battle vehicle armed with a.30 caliber machine gun cruised around the Gascoigne Estate in Barking, East London.
The gang also displayed a Browning machine gun of.50 caliber mounted on a military jeep.
It is believed that neither of the firearms were operational, as they were either decommissioned or reproductions.
The video, dubbed Poppin Smoke, is the most recent YouTube upload from the famed rap trio Hellbanianz.
They have the same moniker as a deadly group of Albanian drug dealers that have terrorized the region for years.
It is feared that the sleek movies depicting Ervin Selita, who is believed to be in prison in Albania awaiting prosecution for an alleged guns offense, and Fatjon Dibra are inciting others in Albania to enter the United Kingdom illegally in order to join criminal gangs.
Muhamed Veliu of Albania’s Top Channel TV station remarked that these songs encourage violence and drugs while displaying a wealthy lifestyle.
“Young men who view these videos desire to move to the United Kingdom to enjoy its affluence. They help gang leaders recruit more members.