He was suspected as involved in organized crime and of helping his cousins in international drug smuggling while serving as Minister of Interiors.

Tahiri is in process of completing PhD studies in the area of Parliamentary Law in Albania.

[2] In the following years, the drug situation in Albania and the war on illegal trade became a bigger problem and a huge concern for the international community.

[4] On October 16, 2017, the Guardia di Finanza of Catania arrested the members of an Albanian–Italian mafia group including 4 Italians and 3 Albanians.

[6] Immediately after that the Prosecution Office asked the country's parliament to greenlight the arrest of MP and former Interior Minister Samir Tahiri, after confirming it suspected he had played a role in a crime ring smuggling cannabis to Italy.

[9] In September 2019, prosecutors demanded 12 years in prison for Tahiri under charges of participation in a criminal organization and international drug trafficking.