TIRANA, May 20 /ATA/ Minister of Interior, Taulant Balla, said on Monday in a post on social media that the tracking and seizure of assets and monetary values derived from criminal activity are the government’s main priority. According to Balla, this initiative will materialize soon through a concrete legal initiative, which is in line with the best standards of the European Union.
Balla announced that this initiative includes the establishment of the Asset Recovery Office, which will be tasked with tracking and confiscating ill-gotten assets.
“Tracking and seizing assets and monetary values derived from criminal activity are our priority, which will soon materialize with a concrete legal initiative in line with the best standards of the European Union: the establishment of the Asset Recovery Office,” Balla says
Balla congratulated the State Police in Durrës, Tirana, Krujë, Vlorë and the Durrës Border Police for its operations which resulted in bringing 18 citizens to justice and seizing assets and monetary amounts derived from illegal activities. He emphasized that the crackdown on criminal activity continues unabated throughout the country, including the cultivation of narcotic plants and illegal possession of firearms, the investigation of property theft and the detention of citizens who are declared wanted by justice.
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