SPAK Report: Criminal groups use Albania for money laundering!

2026-03-09 15:10:00Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
SPAK

In the report compiled for 2025, SPAK speaks of a high level of organized crime activity.

The Special Prosecution Office finds that Albania is used for laundering money derived from crime while the illegal activity takes place outside the country.

Excerpt from the SPAK Report on Organized Crime:

During 2025, it is noted that the activity of criminal groups has shown a high level of organization, specialization and international reach, especially in the trafficking of cocaine and other drugs to EU markets.

These groups have operated through well-organized chains of supply, transportation, storage, distribution and transfer of financial benefits, utilizing sea, air, land routes and international financial infrastructure .

Criminal activity is characterized by a clear separation of roles, the use of encrypted communications, and the creation of fictitious commercial entities.

Likewise, drug trafficking is intertwined with other forms of corruption and money laundering, significantly increasing the risk and complexity of criminal groups operating in Albania, or those led or dominated by citizens of Albanian nationality abroad.

It is noted that most of the serious criminal activities of these groups take place outside the territory of the Republic of Albania, while Albania is mainly used for laundering the proceeds of crime, as a transit, recruitment and coordination center for major criminal activities.


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