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They were lending money obtained from crime with interest/ 3 people in handcuffs, 1 other wanted

2025-12-11 16:08:00, Kronika CNA

They were lending money obtained from crime with interest/ 3 people in

Gjirokastra police have arrested 3 people and are searching for another.

The four citizens involved, 2 brothers and their 2 sons, were giving money on promises, money that is suspected to have been obtained through criminal activity.

RK, 56 years old, his brother, citizen LK, 59 years old, and the 59-year-old's son, citizen PK, 28 years old, were arrested. The 56-year-old's son, citizen BK, 27 years old, was declared wanted.

Police seized lek, euros, US dollars, pounds, francs, Canadian dollars, Turkish lira, notepads, computers, cell phones, and other items.

 

Police notification

Gjirokastër/The police operation "Trace the flow" is being finalized after an investigation conducted for several months, using proactive methods.

In 2 "Exchange" entities, in Tirana and Gjirokastra, they were lending money with criminal sources at interest, 3 citizens were arrested (including the organizer) and 1 was declared wanted.

The 4 citizens involved, 2 brothers with their 2 sons.

From the 2 subjects and from the apartments of these citizens, the following were seized: 26,963,200 lekë, 132,760 euros, 42,596 US dollars, 8,780 pounds, 10,380 francs, 3,145 Canadian dollars, 85,720 Turkish liras, 18 notebooks, 6 computers, 6 mobile phones and other items that will serve the continuation of the investigation.

As a result of a several-month investigation, pursued with special methods, under the direction of the Gjirokastra Prosecutor's Office, to examine a case of money laundering with suspicious sources, through their lending, with a high percentage of profit, the specialists for the Investigation of Economic and Financial Crimes, in cooperation with the specialists for the Investigation of Trafficking and Narcotics, finalized the operation "Trace the flow".

During the operation, citizen RK, 56 years old, his brother, citizen LK, 59 years old, and the 59-year-old's son, citizen PK, 28 years old, were arrested, and the 56-year-old's son, citizen BK, 27 years old, all four residents of the village of Kordhocë, Lazarat, were declared wanted.

The investigations suspect that through two "Exchange" entities owned by the 56-year-old, in Gjirokastra and Tirana, the 4 citizens were lending money suspected of having been obtained from criminal activity at interest.

Intensive efforts are underway to capture the 27-year-old.

The procedural materials were referred to the Gjirokastra Prosecutor's Office for further action, for the criminal offenses of "Fraudulent and pyramid schemes", "Laundering of proceeds of crime or criminal activity" and "Hiding income"./CNA





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