
Lezha Police have blocked a Rolls-Royce vehicle as part of checks on luxury vehicles.
The checks were carried out with the aim of identifying and verifying assets that are suspected of having been obtained from criminal activities, as well as preventing their trafficking.
The car was impounded due to lack of documentation, while a property investigation has been launched into the vehicle's owner, a resident of the United Kingdom.
Police announcement:
Lezha Police structures have intensified controls on luxury vehicles, with the aim of identifying and verifying vehicles that are suspected of having been obtained from criminal activities, as well as preventing their trafficking.
As part of these checks, the structures for the Investigation of Economic and Financial Crimes, in cooperation with the services of the Special Operational Force and the Road Police, have carried out a check of a luxury vehicle that they found in the city of Lezha.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Investigation Section conducted verifications regarding the origin, history of purchase, sale and possession of the vehicle, ownership and source of income with which the vehicle was purchased.
At the conclusion of the verifications, the Rolls-Royce vehicle was administratively impounded for lack of documentation and a property investigation was initiated for the vehicle's owner, citizen FM, residing in the United Kingdom.
Lezha Police will continue joint checks and verifications of luxury vehicles, with the aim of identifying assets of criminal origin and cracking down on laundering the products of criminal activities.