Accused of laundering money for the Çopjave group, 36-year-old man with two names arrested in Dubai

2025-05-27 14:31:28Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Accused of laundering money for the Çopjave group, 36-year-old man with
Dubai

A 36-year-old man from Elbasan has been arrested in Dubai, after the Special Court Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SCAC) accused him of laundering money for the criminal group of Franc and Hajdar Çopja.

The police announce that "thanks to the cooperation of the State Police, with counterparts in the United Arab Emirates, through the services of Interpol Tirana, during this phase of the operation "The Wanted", the citizen Armis Stafa alias Armees Stava, born in Elbasan, was arrested in Dubai, with the aim of extradition to Albania.

The Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, in 2024, assigned this citizen the security measure "Arrest in prison", for the criminal offense "Laundering the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity", committed in collaboration.

This citizen is accused, in the context of a criminal proceeding from 2022, of having, in collaboration with others, laundered, through the sale and purchase of vehicles, the money of citizens FG alias F. Ç. and HB alias H. Ç. (brothers), obtained from criminal activity.

"Interpol Tirana continues to cooperate with its counterparts in Abu Dhabi to finalize the procedure for the extradition of this citizen to Albania."


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