Drug proceeds/ SPAK hits the criminal network, seizes 9 assets

2024-04-15 12:06:00, Aktualitet CNA

Pursuant to Law No. 10 192, dated 03.12.2009, "On the Prevention and Punishment of Organized Crime, Trafficking, Corruption and other Crimes through Preventive Measures against Wealth", amended, in the Special Prosecutor's Office Against Corruption and Organized Crime in Tirana, was mainly registered property proceeding no. 3, dated 01.02.2024, regarding the assets of the subjects Zamir Hoxha, Vladimir Hoxha, Dilaver (Oliver) Hoxha, Mentor Hoxha and Alfonc Hoxha, as well as the persons related to them.

This property proceeding was registered after preliminary investigations conducted by the Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime, in connection with criminal proceeding no. 49, of 2023, registered in this prosecutor's office.

The subject of this property proceeding, Zamir Hoxha, is being investigated by the Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime, in connection with criminal proceeding no. 49, of 2023, for the criminal offenses "Trafficking of narcotics", carried out in collaboration in the form of a structured criminal group, "Structured criminal group", "Commitment of criminal offenses by a criminal organization and a structured criminal group", provided by articles 283/a, 28/4, 333/a and 334, of the Criminal Code, as part of a structured criminal group, destined for the trafficking and distribution of narcotics in Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Germany, during the time period of 2018-2019, where most of the members of this organized criminal group headed by the Albanian citizen Jetmir Kastrati (Sokol Krasniqi), have pleaded guilty and have been sentenced by the judicial authorities in Denmark.

The subjects of this property investigation, the brothers Zamir Hoxha, Vladimir Hoxha, Dilaver (Oliver) Hoxha and Mentor Hoxha, who before 2012, have been suspects, have been investigated or have been convicted by investigative or judicial authorities in Italy, for serious criminal offenses , as participation in a criminal organization with the aim of exploiting and favoring prostitution, clandestine immigration and drug trafficking, provided by the criminal legislation of the Republic of Italy.

Also, the subject of the property investigation, Alfonc Hoxha, the grandson of four other subjects, was arrested in Germany, in 2020, for the criminal offense "Violation of the law on narcotics", provided for by the criminal legislation of the Federal Republic of Germany.

By the investigators of the National Bureau of Investigation, investigations have been carried out regarding the properties acquired illegally by the subjects Zamir Hoxha, Vladimir Hoxha, Dilaver (Oliver) Hoxha, Mentor Hoxha and Alfonc Hoxha, as well as persons related to them.

After the request of the Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime with decisions no. 9, dated 16.02.2024 and no. 11, dated 28.02.2024, the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, has ordered the seizure of some movable and immovable assets of subjects under property investigation Zamir Hoxha, Vladimir Hoxha, Dilaver (Oliver) Hoxha, Mentor Hoxha and Alfonc Hoxha, as well as persons related to them.

Pursuant to the execution orders dated 19.02.2024 and 28.02.2024, of the prosecutor of the Special Prosecution against Corruption and Organized Crime, by the officers of the Judicial Police Service in the Department of Criminal Police in the General Directorate of the State Police, in cooperation with the representatives of the Agency for the Administration of Seized and Confiscated Assets, Tirana, the following assets were seized:

1. Five bank accounts with a total balance of about 94,000 (ninety-four thousand) Euros;

2. Five bank accounts with a total balance of about 145,000 (one hundred and forty five thousand) Lek;

3. Immovable property of the type "land" and "field", with an area of ??600 m², of which 145.6 m² of land and 134.3 m² of building area, where the building is a 3-story residential building (ground floor 134.3 m², first floor 134.7 m² , second floor 134.7 m² and veranda 3.7 m²), with address Domje village, Vorë Municipality, Tirana District, owned by citizen KH;

4. Real estate of the type "land" and "field", with a total area of ??600 m², of which 166.1 m² of land and 137.1 m² of building area, where the building is a 2-story residential building (ground floor 137.1 m² and first floor 146.6 m²), with address Domje village, Vorë Municipality, Tirana District, owned by Mentor Hoxha;

5. Real estate of the "field" type, with an area of ??800 m², with address Domje village, Vorë Municipality, Tirana District, owned by citizen SD (H.);

6. Real estate of the "field" type, with an area of ??8,000 m², with address Domje village, Vorë Municipality, Tirana District, owned by citizen D.Ç.;

7. Real estate of the "unit" type, with a total construction area of ??325.8 m² (social economic area of ??290.5 m² and taxable area of ??35.3 m²), with address Mëzez, Kashar Administrative Unit, Tirana, owned by citizen Dilaver Hoxha, legalized with legalization permit no. 137 507, dated 15.11.2018;

8. Real estate of the "field" type, with an area of ??9,936 m², with address Fushë Mamurras, Kurbin, owned by citizen KH;

9. Real estate of the "field" type, with an area of ??22,500 m², with address Fushë Mamurras, Kurbin, owned by a GB citizen

Pursuant to Law No. 10 192, dated 03.12.2009 "On the Prevention and Punishment of Organized Crime, Trafficking, Corruption and other Crimes through Preventive Measures against Wealth", amended, by the Investigators of the National Bureau of Investigation and Officers of the Judicial Police Services in the Directorate of the General State Police, investigative actions are continuing for the identification and seizure of other movable and immovable assets, for which the seizure was decided by decisions no. 9, dated 16.02.2024, and no. 11, dated 28.02.2024, of the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, as well as their delivery to the representatives of the Agency for the Administration of Seized and Confiscated Assets, Tirana.

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