Police today arrested businessman Oltion Buzi, owner of the commercial entity "Buzi Store". His arrest was made following a court decision that had ordered him to be incarcerated in absentia for the criminal offense of "concealment of income".
In January of this year, Buzi was declared wanted by the Tirana prosecutor's office, which uncovered tax evasion. According to the prosecutor's investigation, "Buzi Store" had not declared 3.7 million euros in income to the tax authorities.
The prosecution says that Oltion Buzi used an illegal system for issuing false tax invoices, a computer system unauthorized by the country's Taxes that operated through an unlicensed online platform "store.dyqanimen.com".
The investigation revealed that during sales in his business, Buzi issued forged and untaxed invoices. The investigation began after a referral from the Tax Investigation Directorate, which revealed that this commercial entity was issuing invoices with higher values, while declaring a much lower value for tax purposes, thus avoiding the payment of tax obligations.
Two months ago, the prosecution raided "Buzi Store" and seized computer units, mobile phones, tablets, and monetary values in various currencies amounting to eight million new lek, which were not justified by legal documentation.