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2026-01-16 11:39:00, Aktualitet CNA

He gained millions of euros through fictitious companies/ The fraud scheme and

Tirana Police have seized the assets of Spanish citizen AC, who, together with his father and wife, benefited from around 30 million euros through computer fraud and fictitious companies.

The seized assets include 2 plots of land in Dhërmi, 3 commercial companies, 1 "Mercedes Benz AMG" vehicle, 1 "Toyota Land Cruiser" vehicle and 3 bank accounts.

Police have also revealed details regarding the fraud scheme by Spanish citizens. They had established fictitious companies in Albania, Spain, Portugal, the United States of America, the Dominican Republic and Estonia.

These companies, whose business activity is in the field of tourism, were buying and selling real estate at lower than the actual market value, with the aim of laundering money.

Police announcement:

Tirana/The police operation codenamed "Capital" is finalized.

Seizures have been placed on 2 plots of land in Dhërmi, 3 commercial companies, 2 vehicles and bank accounts.

Assets, obtained by 3 citizens (relatives of each other), through computer fraud and the creation of fictitious companies in Europe and North America, for the sale and purchase of real estate with lower values ??than the real ones on the market.

The fraud scheme is suspected to have generated around 30 million euros for the beneficiaries.

As a result of in-depth investigations, conducted under the direction of the Tirana Prosecution Office, with the objective of tracing and seizing assets obtained from criminal activities, specialists of the Money Laundering and Criminal Assets Investigation Section, within the framework of the police operation codenamed "Capital", executed the order to seize 2 land plots in Dhërmi, 3 commercial companies, 1 "Mercedes Benz AMG" vehicle, 1 "Toyota Land Cruiser" vehicle and 3 bank accounts.

The investigations revealed that the assets were obtained by citizen AC, his father, citizen DI, and his partner, citizen MM, by defrauding citizens through a platform.

In order to carry out illegal transactions with this money from criminal sources, the citizens had established fictitious commercial companies in Albania, Spain, Portugal, the United States of America, the Dominican Republic and Estonia. The fictitious companies, with the object of activity in the field of tourism, carried out the sale and purchase of real estate at lower values ??than the real ones on the market, with the aim of laundering money.

The procedural materials were referred to the Tirana Prosecutor's Office for further action. /CNA