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The head of SPAK, Altin Dumani, in his report to the Law Commission, made a strong statement as he stated that Albanian banks and businesses are being used as intermediaries by criminal organizations for money laundering in Albania.
According to the head of SPAK, the main form of money laundering for tracks is the purchase of apartments, i.e. investing in movable and immovable properties in Tirana and in tourist areas such as Durres, Vlora and Lezha.
According to Duman, there is an increase in the use of commercial companies as well as investment in real estate and deposits in various bank accounts.
There is the presence of money laundering, which is also done with construction. Even terrorism is among the rarest criminal activities. As far as corruption is concerned, procedures are used that benefit from public funds, using offshore accounts. Some banks are also involved in the money laundering scheme", said Dumani.
The head of SPAK further said that Albanian criminal groups are involved in international markets, having a dominant role in the countries of origin of cocaine trafficking.
"Some findings made by the prosecution regarding the typology of organized crime. Albanian criminal groups are involved in the international drug trafficking market, having controlled the traffic in a closed cycle and having a dominant position in the countries of origin of the cocaine traffic. These criminal groups have a membership of 10 to 15 people, polycriminal activity, from drug trafficking to contract killings. The concern is the activity", Dumani said.
In his report, Duman also focused on the characteristics of criminal groups.
"Criminal groups are involved in the trafficking of hard drugs. The groups have poly-criminal activities, including violence due to the control of territory, encrypted communication, converting money into cryptocurrencies.
There are many criminal groups that operate through call centers. The damage to the victims is in thousands of euros. The most problematic cities are Tirana, Elbasani, Durrës, Vlorë, Kurbin, Shkodër, Laç, Fushë Krujë. In Fushë Krujë there is criminal activity such as murder and explosions," Dumani declared.
He also raised some concerns, asking for the addition of National Bureau of Investigation investigators.
"We have presented in the report some concerns, such as the lack of clear legal definition regarding the status of special prosecutors after the end of the mandate. Lack of legal advisors. The lack of referrals from public institutions, the increase in the number of investigators of the National Bureau of Investigation, the considerable number of proceedings carried out, the lack of competences for examining the requests of foreign authorities regarding the recognition and execution of foreign criminal decisions in Albania in charging Albanian citizens with criminal offenses", said Dumani.
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