
An Ecuadorian anti-corruption court has sentenced eight people and sanctioned three companies for their role in a money laundering scheme linked to the Albanian mafia, reports the Daily Mail.
According to British media, the convicts were part of a network that shipped drugs from Ecuador to Europe using registered companies to launder assets worth $43.4 million.
Four of them were also found guilty of organised crime linked to the Albanian mafia. In Spain, other suspects in the case will face separate trials. Ecuadorian prosecutors revealed that an Albanian national, identified as Dritan G, led the criminal network, along with an Argentine businessman and an Ecuadorian, writes the Daily Mail.
The group was convicted of creating several companies to hide money and illegal assets related to drug trafficking.
The prosecution's investigation determined that the leader of this criminal group is still at large, but those who were convicted are thought to be accomplices in this scheme.
The prosecution requested sentences of 10 to 13 years for the eight defendants and the dissolution of the three companies, as well as the confiscation of their assets.
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