A castle worth around 2.6 million euros, two apartments, bank accounts worth over 2 million euros and motor vehicles are some of the assets identified in France that, according to SPAK, belong to businessman Ermal Beqiri, who was arrested in France a few days ago after being declared wanted by the GJKKO.
SPAK announces that after cooperation with French authorities, a series of suspected assets of criminal origin have been identified, for which the French side has been requested to seize them.
SPAK announcement:
The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime is conducting investigations on behalf of criminal proceedings no. 20/1 of 2025, on whose behalf, on 05.12.2025, the name of citizen EB was also registered, as a person against whom investigations are being conducted, for the commission of the criminal offenses “Unlawful competition through violence”, “Unlawful deprivation of freedom”, “Violation of equality of participants in tenders or public auctions” committed in the special form of cooperation of the structured criminal group and the “Structured criminal group”, “Commitment of criminal offenses by a criminal organization and a structured criminal group”, as well as “Laundering of the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity” provided for by Articles 110, 170/be 28/4, 258, 287 and 333/a and 334 of the Criminal Code, “Active corruption of persons exercising public functions”, committed in cooperation, more than once, provided for by Article 244 paragraph second of the Criminal Code.
Against the persons under investigation and specifically citizens EA and EB, by decision no. 125 dated 15.12.2025, of the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, the security measure “arrest in prison”, provided for by article 238 of the Criminal Procedure Code, has been imposed. The court’s decision has been immediately sent to be executed by the State Police structures with letter no. 43104 prot, dated 17.12.2025.
By letter no. 43981 prot, dated 24.12.2025, the Special Prosecution Office requested the General Directorate of the State Police, the National Central Office, Interpol Tirana, to declare these citizens on international wanted list against whom the security measure “arrest in prison” had been imposed, as provided for by article 238 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The declaration on international wanted list was also reflected in the Interpol Tirana database with a “red notice” (red notice)
On June 19, 2026, SPAK Special Prosecutors contacted the Internal Security Service (SSI) in Tirana to request the support of the French authorities in finding citizen E. B, given that the information available suspected that this citizen was in the territory of the French Republic.
At the time of this request, citizen EB was the subject of an Interpol “Red Notice”, issued at the request of the Albanian judicial authorities for the purposes of arrest and extradition. Upon receipt of this request, the SSI immediately contacted the French National Directorate of Judicial Police (DNPJ), enabling the immediate start of investigations on French territory. On the same day, close cooperation was established with the Central Office for the Fight against Organized Crime (OCLCO).
Initial investigations suggested that EB was located in France, which was consistent with the information provided by the SPAK Special Prosecutors. Further investigations by the French authorities confirmed this information and identified several assets of criminal origin located in France, in particular bank accounts with a total value of over two million euros, two apartments, the purchase of a castle in the Oise department (60) for around 2.6 million euros, motor vehicles, etc.,
For these assets, as well as for others that will result from further investigations, a request for legal assistance has been sent to the French judicial authorities with the aim of seizing them.
These investigations, carried out by the National Fugitive Persons Search Brigade (BNRF), also led to the discovery of vehicles that could have been used by the wanted person and allowed field operations to be more precisely focused on that geographical area.
At the same time, the Central Office for the Fight against Serious Financial Crime (OCRGDF) was engaged to conduct financial investigations related to criminal assets identified in France and to prepare — in coordination with French and Albanian judicial authorities — seizure measures to be implemented within the framework of international judicial cooperation.
Since June 19, 2026, operational exchanges between the Internal Security Service (SSI), the liaison magistrate and the judicial police services have been continuous. This daily coordination has enabled the rapid exchange of information and the continuous adaptation of investigations.
On 24 July 2026, citizen EB was arrested by French law enforcement authorities after entering the restricted airspace of the Penly nuclear power plant (Seine-Maritime) with a light aircraft and was forced to land at the Albert aerodrome (Somme). The French court ordered the continuation of his detention, with a view to extradition to the Republic of Albania. Judicial investigations are currently being carried out by specialized units of the National Directorate of Judicial Police, in cooperation with SPAK.
Financial investigations are being conducted in parallel to enable the seizure and confiscation of criminal assets identified on French territory, within the framework of international judicial cooperation mechanisms.
At the request of the Special Prosecution Office, the French authorities have conducted a personal search as well as several premises owned by citizen EB, where items considered of interest for criminal proceedings have been seized.
The Special Prosecution Office has sent to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Albania, for transmission to the competent authorities of the Republic of France, a request for the extradition from the Republic of France to the Republic of Albania of citizen EB.
Clarification: Every person is presumed innocent until proven guilty by a final judicial decision.