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Arrested in Italy for murder, Tirana Prosecution seizes assets of 'strongman' with three names

Politiko 2025-05-10 10:56:41

Arrested in Italy for murder, Tirana Prosecution seizes assets of

The Tirana Prosecution Office has seized the assets of VD alias ED alias ED, who was arrested in Italy for the criminal offenses of "Attempted Premeditated Murder" and "Narcotics Trafficking".

The value of the movable and immovable assets registered in his name and those of his family, more specifically an apartment and two bank accounts, cannot be justified by their legal income and is suspected to have been acquired as a result of his involvement in the activity "Production and sale of narcotics".

"At the request of the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Tirana, the assets of citizen VD alias ED alias ED and his family members, arrested in Italy for the criminal offenses of "Attempted Premeditated Murder" and "Narcotics Trafficking", were seized."

In the framework of property proceedings no. 03, dated 17.04.2025, it was concluded that the value of the movable and immovable assets registered in the name of citizen VD and his family members, more specifically an apartment and two bank accounts, cannot be justified by their legal income. This movable asset is suspected to have been acquired by citizen VD, as a result of his involvement in the activity "Production and sale of narcotics".

This citizen was internationally wanted for the criminal offenses of "Murder" and "Drug Trafficking". On 12.10.2005, the search was canceled after he was arrested in Italy.

From the investigations, the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Tirana concluded that the unjustified property is directly owned and fully possessed by citizen VD alias ED and his mother.

In view of the above, based on articles 3 to 7, 11, 12, 14 and 15 et seq. of Law No. 10192, dated 03.12.2009 "On the prevention and suppression of organized crime, trafficking and corruption through preventive measures against property", as amended, the following assets were requested and seized:
1. Immovable Property, apartment No. 214/342+1-46, zk 3866, vol 76, p. 62, Tirana;

2. Bank account with current balance of 1,097,636.86 lekë; and

3. Bank account with current balance of 1,601,434.50 lekë ", the prosecution announces. 

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