money laundering
Mayor of Tirana Erion Veliaj asks Special Court to void SPAK probe, cites nine procedural violations
Through his lawyers, Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj filed a motion dated 13 August asking Albania’s Special Court (GJKKO) to declare the investigation against him invalid. Veliaj, who has been in...
Europol: 28-ton cocaine ring exposes Albanian criminals’ deep global ties
Europol says the drug-trafficking group unmasked last week—credited by SPAK with moving 28 tons of cocaine from Latin America to Europe—demonstrates the “strong connections” Albanian actors maintain with other criminal...
SPAK hits alleged international cocaine network: 16 suspects, raids in four cities
Albania’s Special Prosecution against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) struck another alleged international drug-trafficking group, seeking 16 suspects under Special Court warrants. The operation spanned Tirana, Durrës, Elbasan and Lushnjë....
Tax authorities target owners of undeclared luxury cars
The Albanian Tax Administration has launched a nationwide operation targeting owners of luxury vehicles purchased in 2023 and 2024 who lack declared income. The action follows a data-sharing agreement between...
52 arrested in Albania–Italy crackdown on multimillion-euro drug network
A total of 52 arrest warrants have been issued by Albanian and Italian authorities as part of a joint investigation aimed at dismantling a large-scale international drug trafficking network operating...