Criminal scheme in oil sector: A Month of Prison for 9 Arrested

They were arrested Wednesday. The prosecution has demanded the detention measure for nine suspects in tax and derivative fraud. The prosecution's request says that the appointment of the detention measure is more than necessary and reasonable for the successful implementation of the investigative procedure.

The prosecution mentions the fact that there are family ties among suspects, but also that all can communicate freely between themselves if they are on freedom or are influenced by others.

The special prosecutor has estimated that with the release of the defendants to freedom, there is a danger of affecting each other in the way of the declaration, probably denying any possibility of involvement in this illegal activity, or the agreement not to be declared at all.

Defendant F. M. and F. M., in collaboration with suspect N. M., knowing that their wealth stems from narcotics trafficking criminal activities, and is acquired with the aim of hiding these activities and real resource of wealth, such money has been put into the banking system through their business “Yeah. PETROL FARIZ” in the village of Mamushesh, so from July 2021 to the end of 2022 from the bank “Credis” in Prizren they have received 4 loans in the total amount of 930 thousand euros, and since then they have begun to declare large financial circulation, from the import and sale of oil from the Republic of Albania, which they have transported with tankers with the driver - defendant N. M., where in fact their tanks in Albania were loaded with half the amount of oil and the other half of the water, and this mixture then allegedly sold to other businesses in Kosovo and billed for the total amount of oil. And in accounting books, defendants register sales, while other companies buy them don't record them at all, so they do the hiding of the origin of money through bank transfers and dirty money into the legal financial system. He does the “money laundering work”.

For defendants S.K. and N.B. There is doubt that knowing that defendant F's wealth. M. and F. M. It is acquired with illegal activities and the carrying on of criminal acts, from unproven time, have repeatedly helped the same people to carry out the laundering of such money, to conceal those activities and the real resources of their property, and to make the introduction of such money into the banking system of oil derivatives where defendants have issued illegal bills for buying oil derivatives from their business “Yeah. PRETROL FARIZ” in the village of Mamusa, even though this has not been true, what is evidence of the transcripts of their own discussions. June 14th and June 15, 2024.

There is a reasonable suspicion that defendant F. M. and F.M. during the exercise of economic activity in their business “Yes Petrol Fariz” in the village of Mamusa, in co-ordination with business owners “Standard Petrol sh.p.k.”, with the aim of illegally benefiting property for themselves from July 2021, have consistently carried out smuggling goods by declaring the import of large quantities of oil in Kosovo for their businesses through the port of “Porto Romano” of Durres, where the defendant F has organised smuggling. M. in fact, their transport tools in Albania are charged with only 20 %s of the amount of oil, while the remaining amount of oil, defendant F. It has been illegally sold to businesses in Albania, so that the Kosovo border line has been passed by avoiding customs control in such a way that oil-sharing rooms within them have been divided by other rooms, filled with water”, reportedly in demand justifying criminal work “the smuggling of goods in co-chairs” by defendants.

The prosecution has said further that there is reasonable suspicion that defendants F. M., F. M., K.V. and F.V., with the aim of directly benefiting financial benefits, have acted as an organized, structured criminal group at which defendant F.M. has stood. Who has organized and directed the actions of this group so that over the course of several years they have committed serious property smuggling crimes. So they've committed criminal work “participation or organisation of the organised criminal group”.

And for D.M., A.M. and M.M. There is doubt that they have acted within the F.M.-led organised criminal group.

M.M. He's been engaged in transportation, modification of transport tools, keeping in touch with members of the group. Defendant D. M., as business owner"Veda 2 Petrol S. P. K"and A. M. as the owner of"Cini Oil S. P. K"during the exercise of economic activity, at least from January 2025 they have consistently declared the import of large quantities of oil for their businesses through the port"Porto Romano"of Durres, where defendant F organised smuggling. M., so that the transport tools of the defendant F., registered in the name of Albania's citizens, in Albania are charged with only 20% of the oil quantity, while the remaining amount of oil, defendant F. It has illegally sold businesses in Albania, so Kosovo's borderlines have crossed by avoiding customs control so that oil-sharing rooms within them have been separated from other rooms, filled with water.

There is reasonable doubt that defendant F. M., F.M., S. K., N.B., D. M., A. M., M. M. and N. M. are involved in the conduct of criminal acts from January 2020, namely deeds: Money laundering, smuggling of goods, participation, or organisation of the organized criminal group.

F.M., F.M., S.C., N.B., D.M., A.M. and M.M. It is suspected that January 2022 has issued extinguishing bills for the purchase or sale of goods and has not issued the legally required release document, as well as have hidden and avoided in part or entirely tax payments in the amount exceeding 50 thousand euros.

For S.K. The work of illegal weapons after being found is also heavy. He was found on the post “EuroKos” in the entry on July 1st, 298 euros were found in double fake currency meant to be released.