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"Hawala" was the solution/ How the s**t MONEY was transferred from Switzerland to Albania, camouflaged behind the travel agency!

2025-08-09 12:52:58Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
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The Special Prosecution Office of Albania (SPAK) a few weeks ago targeted a criminal group based in Switzerland.

The Albanian criminal clan is suspected of laundering drug money for years through a travel agency in Lucerne.

According to Swiss media , last September, the Swiss Federal Prosecutor's Office arrested 6 people on suspicion of being part of a criminal organization involved in money laundering and drug trafficking.

Four of these individuals were connected to a travel agency in Lucerne. A fifth worked as a money courier and driver.

Using the so-called "hawala" banking system , the clan has transferred millions from Switzerland to Kosovo and Albania.

But how exactly does this system work?

And how did the Albanian prosecution track down the criminal clan?

The "Hawala" banking system is an informal, trust-based money transfer system that is also gaining importance in Switzerland.

The system usually operates entirely outside of formal financial structures and is therefore difficult to control, making it a popular tool for money laundering and illegal transactions.

How does the "Hawala" banking system work in Switzerland?

For example, someone who wants to send money from Lucerne to Albania requires a so-called " hawaladar" .

This is an informal money broker, who often runs a legitimate business, such as a travel agency, restaurant, or store. 

The money is delivered in cash and the " hawaladari " gives the sender a numerical code, which is then communicated to the recipient in the destination country.

At the same time, the Lucerne "hawaladari" contacts his business partner in Albania, who, after being given the numerical code, distributes the money to the recipient in local currency - often on the same day.

No receipt or proof

Differences are later resolved between the "hawaladars", for example, through commercial transactions or separate shipments, which often cannot be traced.

Neither the recipient nor the source of the shipment is required to present identification, there are no invoices or official proofs, and therefore there is hardly any lead for the investigating authorities.

However, months of surveillance revealed the machinations of the Albanian clan.

Key to this was the travel agency in Lucerne, which served as a central point of contact for informal money transfers.

Security camera footage showed money couriers constantly leaving or receiving large sums of money there, the voice writes .

The phone conversations revealed incriminating evidence as the group members constantly talked about large sums of money, agreed on specific times for money transfers, and used the travel agency as a meeting point.

On July 20, SPAK announced the arrest of Burim Ferizaj and Përparim Kalbaj . Meanwhile, as part of this investigation, Ervis Ferizaj was also arrested in Switzerland.

The arrested have transferred and transported from Switzerland to Albania, significant amounts of money that originated from drug trafficking, but have not disclosed a concrete figure for how much money is involved.

Drug trafficking took place in Switzerland but also in several other countries.

The passage of money through this system has started at least since 2020. But it is mentioned that the amounts of money that have come into our country may have reached millions of euros.


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