Apartments, service units and luxury vehicles/ 1.8 million euros of assets confiscated

2026-07-24 09:16:00, Aktualitet CNA

Apartments, service units and luxury vehicles/ 1.8 million euros of assets

At the request of the Fier Prosecutor's Office, 1.8 million euros of real estate, luxury vehicles and bank liquidity of citizen AM are confiscated, with suspected sources from the production, sale and trafficking of narcotics.

At the request of the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Fier, at the conclusion of the judicial review of property proceedings no. 3 of 2024, 1.8 million euros of assets belonging to citizen AM were confiscated, which were not justified by legal sources.

During the property investigation, the Fier Prosecutor's Office conducted an extensive financial analysis, which revealed the existence of a considerable disproportion between the level of wealth created, owned or administered by the entities involved and their economic capacities proven from legal sources.

The investigation resulted in elements that raised suspicions that some assets, although formally registered in the names of other persons, were actually controlled or administered by the entities under investigation, serving to mask the real owner and conceal the origin of the funds used.

At the conclusion of the full review of the evidence administered during the investigation and the judicial process, the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction, Fier assessed that the legal conditions for imposing the preventive measure of confiscation had been met, and the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction, Fier, decided to confiscate and transfer the following assets to the Albanian state:

A. Real estate

Real estate of the unit type, with an area of ??200 m², Fier.

Real estate of the land type, with an area of ??210 m², Fier.

Real estate of type unit (2 floors), with construction area 625.1 m², Fier.

Immovable property of the unit type, with an area of ??100 m², in the "Kongresi i Përmetit" neighborhood, Fier.

Real estate of the apartment type (3+1), with a total area of ??127.4 m², Tirana.

Immovable property of the parking lot type, with a total area of ??30.14 m², in Tirana.

B. Confiscated vehicles and motor vehicles

Lamborghini Urus, production year 2018;

Mercedes-Benz G-63 AMG, production year 2020;

Audi S8, production year 2021;

Audi RS-Q8, production year 2021;

Audi Q7, production year 2016;

BMW X5, production year 2014;

BMW X5, year of manufacture 2007;

Volkswagen Touran, production year 2013;

Mitsubishi L200, production year 2014;

Mercedes-Benz C220 CDI, year of manufacture 2001;

KIA Carnival, year of manufacture 2000;

Neoplan bus, year of manufacture 2003.

C. Seized monetary value and bank accounts

Bank account in Euro, in the name of AM, with a balance of 51,945.71 Euro.

Bank account in Lekë, in the name of AM, with a balance of 5,327,769.38 Lekë.

Bank account in Euro, in the name of AM, with a balance of 1,867.39 Euro.

Bank account in Lek, in the name of AM, with a balance of 405,775.82 Lek.

Bank account in Euro, in the name of EM, with a balance of 1,039.07 Euro.

Bank account in Lekë, in the name of EM, with a balance of 6,166.80 Lekë.

The investigation continues regarding the criminal offense "Laundering of proceeds of crime or criminal activity", provided for by Article 287 of the Criminal Code, where considerable assets have also been identified.

The Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Fier remains committed to the priority implementation of Law No. 10192, dated 03.12.2009 ("anti-mafia law"), intensifying financial and property investigations with the aim of identifying, seizing and confiscating assets originating from or related to criminal activity.

The Fier Prosecution Office remains determined to intensify the crackdown on criminal assets, using all mechanisms provided for by the legislation in force for the identification, seizure and confiscation of assets of illegal origin. Depriving perpetrators of the economic benefits of criminal activity remains one of the main priorities of the prosecution body, as an effective tool in the fight against organized crime, laundering of the proceeds of crime and criminality with material gain.