
The Tirana Prosecutor's Office has seized 50 million euros of assets of 7 people, previously convicted in Belgium for drug trafficking
The seized assets are in the possession of citizens with the initials EA, MT, KB, DB, EB, VA, EB
From the investigations, it was found that these persons have committed the criminal offense of "Cleaning the products of a criminal offense or criminal activity" carried out in cooperation, and it is suspected that their wives were also involved in this scheme.
According to the Prosecutor's Office, EA was convicted in Belgium, where he also served his sentence within criminal groups. Also, from the evidence administered up to this stage of the investigation, there is a reasonable suspicion that this citizen has also committed the criminal offense of "Smuggling of licensed goods", provided by Article 173 of the Criminal Code.
In the framework of his illegal activity, citizen EA has established a number of commercial companies, with the aim of masking the performance of illegal activities on his part, with activities considered as legal. This citizen, through the creation of a number of companies, some of them also under the administration of UN or VA citizens, have created a real scheme for cleaning the products of the criminal offense.
Notice of the Prosecution:
The Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction, Tirana in cooperation with the Section of Economic Crime in the General Directorate of the State Police and the General Directorate of Customs, Taxes, requested the imposition of preventive sequestration against assets owned by EA citizens, MT, KB, DB, EB, VA, EB and the assets of some commercial entities proven to be in the administration of the aforementioned citizens, for the criminal offense 'Cleaning the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity', provided for by Article 287, paragraph i second of the Criminal Code. The preliminary assessment shows that the value of the assets is 50 million euros.
From the conducted investigation, sufficient evidence was provided that creates reasonable suspicion that EA citizens in cooperation with KB, EB etc. citizens have committed the criminal offense of "Cleaning the products of a criminal offense or criminal activity" carried out in cooperation, provided for by article 287, second paragraph of the Criminal Code and it is suspected that their wives are also involved in this scheme. The EA citizen was convicted in Belgium, where he also served the sentence within the framework of criminal groups. Also, from the evidence administered up to this stage of the investigation, there is a reasonable suspicion that this citizen has also committed the criminal offense of "Smuggling of licensed goods", provided by Article 173 of the Criminal Code.
In the framework of his illegal activity, citizen EA has established a number of commercial companies, with the aim of masking the performance of illegal activities on his part, with activities considered as legal. This citizen, through the creation of a number of companies, some of them also under the administration of UN or VA citizens, have created a real scheme for cleaning the products of the criminal offense.
From the conducted investigation, it was established that some fictitious actions were carried out, such as: sale - purchase of a vehicle, where on the same day the cancellation of the legal action was carried out, selling the vehicle at a very high price, obtaining loans from second-tier banks, at unjustified levels, where the bank itself surprisingly also becomes the guarantor of the amounts given, the creation of fictitious companies, which have been proven to have had a significant increase in the share capital despite not having carried out any financial activity, giving of loans in significant amounts, but not justifying the legal source of their creation, the creation of companies with joint quotas between EA and KB citizens, or between KB and EB, determining large quota values, but unpaid by the respective partners, the purchase of plots of considerable value, but illegitimate source of income, etc.
For these reasons, based on Article 274 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Prosecutor's Office requested:
The establishment of the property insurance measure "Preventive Sequestration" in total for 14 commercial companies;
The imposition of the property insurance measure "Preventive Sequestration" on the assets of the company "F......" shpk:
- Property of the "Area" type, with a total area of 820 m2, with the address Fshati Vrinë;
- Property of the "building" type, with no. Registration 00006769 dated 15.07.2021;
- Property of the "building" type, with total 2,300 m2;
- Property with no. registration 00006769, dated 15.07.2021;
- Property of the "building" type, with no. property 264/40ND1, sip. total 276 m2;
- Property with no. registration 00006769, dated 15.07.2021 of the "land" type;
- Property of the "field" type, with sip. total 4,900 m2; AND
- Property of the "building" type, with no. registration 00006769, dated 15.07.2021.
The imposition of the property insurance measure "Preventive Seizure" on assets registered in the name of the UN citizen, as follows:
- Property of the "Unit" type, with a purchase price of ALL 9,300,000;
- Property of the "Unit" type, with a purchase price of 600,000 Euros;
- Property of the "Shop" type, with an area of 222 m2;
- Property of the type "Shop" with an area of 220.8 m2 and a veranda with an area of 285 m2;
- Property "Apartment", with a surface area of 201.8 m2;
- Property "Garage" with an area of 18.9 m2;
- Property "Garage" with a total value of 25,000 Euros or 3,425,000 ALL (each 25,000 Euros); AND
- Assets of the "Car" type, of the "Mercedez Benz" type, in the amount of 117,000 Euros.
The imposition of the property insurance measure "Preventive Sequestration" on assets registered in the name of EA and MN citizens, as follows:
- Property of the "Villa" type with a construction area of 171.6 m2 and a land area of 300.8 m2, worth 370,000 euros;
- Property of the "Land" type with a purchase price of 370,000 euros; AND
- Property of the type "Single Villa A2", sip. construction 334.2 m2 and plot area 550 m2, with a purchase price of 480,000 euros.
The imposition of the property insurance measure "Preventive Sequestration" against the bank accounts of the subjects, at the second level banks
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