The latest police action against illegal currency exchange points has uncovered three entities operating without a license.
The three owners of these entities have been placed under investigation, while considerable amounts of money in various currencies have been seized: 45 thousand euros, 7 thousand dollars, 3 thousand pounds and 1 million and 500 thousand lekë.
According to a statement from the State Police , the inspection was carried out as part of a special plan to crack down on economic activities in violation of the law.
Full State Police announcement
The implementation of the special plan of measures to crack down on cases of exercising economic activities in violation of the law continues. It is established that 3 entities were conducting foreign exchange without a license.
Yesterday, the Tirana Police, in implementation of this plan, cracked down on 2 more cases in this area. The 3 owners of the entities are under investigation. 45,000 euros, 7,000 dollars, 3,000 pounds and 1,500,000 lekë are seized.
Specialists of the Money Laundering and Criminal Assets Investigation Section, following the controls carried out in implementation of the special plan of measures "To crack down on illegal activities", identified 3 other cases of currency exchange by entities unlicensed for this activity.
For these cases, the materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office, where criminal proceedings were initiated against the 3 owners of entities on "Abdyl Frasheri", "Sokrat Miho" and "Sulejman Delvina" streets, citizens OL, 31 years old, EP, 35 years old and MD, 40 years old.
Controls and verifications against citizens and entities continue. The procedural materials were referred to the Tirana Prosecutor's Office for further action.