Prishtina, 06 July 2026, dtt-net.com – Kosovo police said it seized assets worth 1 million euros of a group suspected of drug trafficking money laundering group, after a joint action with French and Italian authorities.
Police said the action took place on June 30 in capital Prishtina on the orders of local prosecution.
“Kosovo police under the authorization of the Special Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Kosovo carried out an operation in Pristina on June 30, 2026, as a result of which assets worth 1 million euros have been seized,” it said.
According to the release, the operation was carried out as part of an investigation into transnational laundering of revenue generated from drug trafficking, carried out by Italian and French authorities, coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, in close cooperation with the Special Prosecutor’s Office and Kosovo Police.
“Analysis of seized material during the investigation, together with information obtained by the Special Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Kosovo – Department for Investigation of Organized Crime in the execution of a request for mutual legal assistance submitted by the Italian judicial authorities, enabled the investigators to identify accounts banking, business interests, real estate and high-value vehicles owned by a married couple of Kosovo citizens living in Italy. The couple, who are under criminal investigation in Italy on suspicion of money laundering, were arrested in France in September 2025. Police had discovered more than 56 kilograms of gold bars and 2.5 million euros hidden inside the modified compartment of the two vehicles,” police said.
According to the police, in September 2025, other revenue from criminal activities worth more than 30 million euros had been seized.
“These assets were linked to a transnational criminal network engaged in laundering revenue generated from drug trafficking in France by individuals connected to criminal groups in France,” police said.
According to authorities, converting cash into gold served a dual purpose: concealing the illicit origin of criminal revenue and facilitating their disclosure and transportation across borders, particularly in Kosovo, Turkey and Morocco.
