Arrested by a person in Suhareka, forced the victim to pay a debt of 21,000 euros to illegal gambling

The Directorate for Investigation of Economic Crimes and Corruption (DHKEK), namely the Regional Unit for Investigation of Economic Crimes and Corruption in Prizren, has arrested a person suspected of involvement in criminal acts of organising pyramid schemes, illegal gambling and obligation.

According to the official announcement, on August 11th 2025 testimony has been accepted from an complainer from a Suhareka village, which has reported being under pressure and rowing by the suspect, also from a Suhareka village.

The complainer has stated that three years ago he played gambling games with about 9,000 euros, but now the suspect asks him for a total of approximately 21,000 euros and constantly owes him for write-off of debt”, the police report said.

Investigators suspect that the suspect managed these lucky games through electronic addresses operating from Switzerland and Kosovo.

Police have seized a phone for further examination concerning the organisation of illegal games.

Regarding the case, the competent prosecutor has been reported, the suspect has been interviewed in the defence presence and the prosecutor's decision, suspect A.L., born in 1990, has been detained for 48 hours for the need for the investigation.

Investigations into this case continue. /Periscopi/