A major operation against drug money laundering through cryptocurrencies was finalized in Spain by Europol, where 6 other agencies participated, including SPAK and BKH in our country. 9 people were put in handcuffs and 25 million euros of cryptocurrency, 35,000 euros in cash, gold, jewelry, documents and mobile phones were seized.
This operation is the continuation of two previous actions, GORGON and WHITEËALL. The SPAK Special Prosecutor's Office also took part in the mega-operation of Europol, because in August of this year the Çapjave group in Elbasan was hit by the coded operation GORGON.
In the official announcement of Europol, it is stated that the group was also based in Albania, as an Albanian citizen, part of the Çopjajve group, helped the members of this criminal group to launder money through cryptocurrencies.
Investigations into this group began in 2021, when a large amount of money was seized from an apartment following an operation for cocaine trafficking. Some of the five-euro banknotes had handwritten inscriptions, which according to Europol, after analyzing these inscriptions, it was possible to obtain information on the persons who coordinated and financed the criminal activity.
A check of these records on EncroChat and Sky ECC revealed a coordinator providing banking services to a criminal network based in Spain, which in turn was under the supervision of a network operating from Dubai. The suspect, a British citizen, was arrested on September 12, 2022.
One of the main findings of the investigation was that a member of an Albania-based criminal network targeted during Operation GORGON in July was facilitating the transfer of large sums of money through cryptocurrencies. (A2 Televizion)
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