The Special Anti-Corruption Structure has seized some assets of the criminal organization led by brothers Franc and Hajdar Çopja.
Through an announcement, SPAK announced that it has seized several properties, as well as money, expensive watches and precious stones, apparently diamonds.
We recall that a few days ago SPAK was able to freeze this organization's assets worth 10 million US dollars in cryptocurrency. In addition to the cryptocurrencies, many other assets were also seized from the Çopja brothers.
The Special Court accepted SPAK's request to issue security measures against the Çopja brothers and 31 other people at the end of July last year. Only 13 of the measures were executed. Earlier, Franc Çopja was extradited from the United Arab Emirates to Belgium, while his brother, Hajdar Çopja, remains at large.
Following the testimony of the repentant Nuredin Dumani and data from the SKY application made available by Belgium, SPAK raised suspicions of their involvement in 26 criminal events, including the "Bradasheshi massacre" with 3 people killed, in December 2018.
SPAK announcement:
SPAK seizes assets of criminal organization in the city of Elbasan
The Special Prosecution Office, through announcements published on 01.08.2024 and 21.01.2025, informed about the criminal proceedings of a criminal organization, which was based in the city of Elbasan and was led by the brothers FG (alias F. Ç.) and HB (alias H. Ç.) as well as the seizure of movable and immovable assets, which are suspected to be the product of the criminal offense.
The Special Prosecution Office has continued to conduct investigations aimed at identifying and seizing movable and immovable assets, which are suspected of having criminal origins. After conducting numerous investigative actions, it has become possible to identify an immovable asset whose value is considerable.
On 18.02.2025, pursuant to decision no. 115, dated 12.02.2025 of the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, a ''preventive seizure'' was imposed on the economic operator "S….. FARM" (with activity in the field of agrotourism, accommodation services in hotel structures, guesthouses, holiday homes, villas, bar-restaurant-cafe service, etc.), as well as for the building and land, on the surface of which this economic operator carries out its activity, specifically, the real estate in Mumajes, Baldushk, Tirana.
Seized assets:
Immovable property in Mumajes, Baldushk, (part of EO “S. FARM”);
Restaurant services building; the first floor consists of the kitchen, restaurant, restaurant environment, veranda, etc. and the second floor consists of two rooms, living room, etc.
The courtyard (the space around the building) contains service tables and chairs, a children's playground, and an area where various birds are kept;
Service room outside the restaurant;
Items and furniture located in the restaurant.
On the same date, (18.02.2025), at 18:45, the prosecutor proceeded with the detention of citizen PL, in the capacity of administrator of the economic operator "S. FARM", as a person suspected of committing the criminal offenses "Laundering of the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity", committed in special cooperation, in the form of a criminal organization, "Criminal organization" and "Commitment of criminal offenses by a criminal organization and a structured criminal group", provided for by articles 287 - 28/1, 333, 334 of the Criminal Code.
During the personal search carried out on citizen PL, the following were found and seized as material evidence:
Monetary amount in euro currency 2940 (two thousand nine hundred and forty)
Monetary amount in Albanian Lek (ALL), totaling 203,000.00 (two hundred and three thousand)
Wristwatch, Rolex brand
1 (one) gold pendant, with a plate that appears to be made of gold, behind which the date 29.09.2022 is engraved, while on the front there are 3 (three) precious stones, apparently diamonds;
4 (four) telephones;
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