Press Release

Tirana Prosecution Office Takes the Case of F.M. to Court for the Criminal Offense of Laundering the Proceeds of Criminal Offense or Criminal Activity

After finalizing its investigation, Tirana Prosecution takes the defendant F.M. to court 
for the criminal offense of "Laundering the Proceeds of Criminal Offense or Criminal Activity," as stipulated in Article 287/a of the Criminal Code.

The evidence gathered during the preliminary investigation concerning criminal case no. 2600/2018 indicates that this citizen utilized cash assets acquired through illegal activities, including theft and trafficking of narcotics in Italy from 2014 to 2015, has invested in both real estate and movable property, transferring these assets into the names of family members (his mother and brothers) to conceal their origins and avoid any potential legal consequences associated with these properties.

Specifically;

-    A unit basement level in a six-story building, covering an area of 317 m², located at Albanopoli, Tirana, owned by the mother;
-    Citroen vehicle;
-    Mercedes Benz vehicle;
-    Daimler vehicle.
The property in the mother's name and the vehicles registered under his name and his brothers cannot be accounted for by their legitimate income.

Regarding the above, the investigations reveal that there exists sufficient evidence to substantiate that the defendant F.M. has committed the criminal offense as envisaged in article 287/a of the Criminal Code.
As stated in the referral material, the citizen F.M., in complicity with six other people arrested by the Italian police, has operated as a criminal organization, initially, involved in theft, and later in the criminal activities of trafficking of narcotics.

F.M. is currently wanted for offenses including tax evasion in 2015, "receiving stolen goods," "unlawful possession of firearms," "involvement in criminal activities," and "trafficking of narcotics".