The Special Court has verified the security measures for the persons arrested in the framework of the money laundering investigations, an operation conducted in cooperation with the Italian authorities and related to the Igli Kamberi group .
According to the file, investigations have uncovered a sophisticated scheme for transporting money obtained from drug trafficking.
According to prosecutors, large sums of money were moved through international transport drivers, with the aim of avoiding documentation and customs controls, making it difficult to trace their origin and avoiding legal obligations for declaration.
The file notes that the method relied on the trust created between the owners of the money and the bus or truck drivers identified by the criminal group. According to the investigation, the cooperation between them was continuous and organized, while the drivers benefited from a certain percentage for transporting the monetary sums and the risk they assumed.
One of the main episodes documented by investigators is related to the date October 22, 2024, when the delivery of a large amount of cash hidden in two bags of used clothes was recorded. The money was handed over to an Albanian truck driver, identified as Sokol Fusha, by Italian citizen Annamaria Lamia Caputo.
According to the file, the FORD C-Max vehicle with the license plate DK447LA, used by Caputo, was under audio and video surveillance. Footage taken at a gas station on the SS100 highway in Italy documented the meeting and linked the movement of money to the activity of the criminal group under investigation.
Investigators also discovered that during the movement, Annamaria Lamia Caputo communicated with Ergys Kastrati, who gave her instructions for the meeting place. In a voice message, he indicated the area where his person would be located.
A few minutes before arriving at the meeting place, Caputo was approached by another person in a different vehicle, who told him: "When we get there, let's pretend we don't know each other," a detail that, according to investigators, confirms the organization and coordination of the operation.
At 16:11, Caputo arrived at the IP gas station near Capurso, in the direction of Bari, and informed Ergys Kastrati with another voice message saying: “I have arrived.” Her movements were documented through the GPS installed in the vehicle, but also by the gas station’s security cameras.
According to the investigation, an AUDI A4 Avant with license plate FM702DF, driven by a person suspected to be Sergio Lamonaca, was also at the scene.
The vehicle is registered in the name of Nevila Kamberi. Verifications in the "Report & Statistics" system have shown that Nevila Kamberi entered Albanian territory together with her two children on August 8, 2025.
Ergys Kastrati then sent Caputo additional voice instructions to identify the truck that would pick up the money, describing a Volvo truck with a blue canopy. He referred to the vehicle as the same one that had been used in a previous meeting.
Video footage obtained by investigators shows that the Volvo truck with a blue canopy had arrived at the service area at 14:50 and was positioned inside the gas station where the cash would be delivered./ tch