The precautionary measures of 'remand in custody,' 'house arrest,' and 'duty to appear before the judicial police' were imposed, upon Durrës Prosecution’s request, against 12 persons under investigation on suspicion of fraud, falsification of documents, abuse of office, and laundering the proceeds of criminal activity, as provided for under Articles 143, 186, 248, and 287 of the Criminal Code.
The investigations into criminal proceeding no. 582 of 2022 were initiated ex officio after identified irregularities at Durrës State Cadastral Agency (ASHK) during the inventory of mortgage registers, raising suspicions of their falsification.
The prosecution authorities established the mechanism used for the falsification and appropriation of properties to obtain material benefits in six cases within the cadastral zone 1574, located in Kallm and Durrës Fruit Production Enterprise (NB Frutore) area (the coastal zone).
The individuals under investigation, R.Sh., Sh.Sh., A.M., V.M., B.Xh., and F.Xh., in cooperation with employees of the Durrës State Cadastral Agency (ASHK), falsified documentation for the registration of properties in violation of legal provisions, to obtain material benefits. The falsified documents were entered into the archive of the former Durrës ASHK, receiving reference numbers, in some cases duplicates, and were subsequently recorded in the real estate registry with fictitious registration dates.
It was also established that original registry pages had been removed and replaced with falsified pages, through which properties listed under the cadastral designation “state” were transferred into the names of the individuals under investigation, who later, in some cases, sold these properties to third parties in an attempt to conceal their origin and erase traces of the transactions.
It was further substantiated that employees of Durrës State Cadastra Agency (ASHK), namely A.K., B.Z., R.Z., J.G., L.D., and A.C., registered the properties based on falsified documentation, in breach of legal provisions and without carrying out the required verifications provided for under those provisions.
In light of the above, the following measures were imposed at the request of the Durrës Prosecution Office:
1.    The security measure of “remand in custody” against R.Sh., suspected of the criminal offences of fraud, falsification of documents, and laundering the proceeds of criminal activity. 
2.    The security measure of “remand in custody” against A.K., suspected of the criminal offences of falsification of documents and abuse of office. 
3.    The security measure of “remand in custody” against B.Z., suspected of the criminal offences of falsification of documents and abuse of office. 
4.    The security measure of “remand in custody” against R.Z., suspected of the criminal offences of falsification of documents and abuse of office. 
5.    The security measure of “house arrest” against Sh.Sh., suspected of the criminal offences of fraud and falsification of documents. 
6.    The security measure of “house arrest” against V.M., suspected of the criminal offences of fraud and falsification of documents. 
7.    The security measure of “house arrest” against A.M., suspected of the criminal offences of fraud and falsification of documents. 
8.    The security measure of “house arrest” against B.Xh., suspected of the criminal offences of fraud and falsification of documents. 
9.    The security measure of “duty to appear before the judicial police” against F.Xh., suspected of the criminal offences of fraud, falsification of documents, and laundering the proceeds of criminal activity. 
10.    The security measure of “duty to appear before the judicial police” against J.M., suspected of the criminal offence of abuse of office. 
11.    The security measure of “duty to appear before the judicial police” against L.D., suspected of the criminal offence of abuse of office. 
12.    The security measure of “duty to appear before the judicial police” against A.C., suspected of the criminal offence of abuse of office.
The following properties were also subject to preventive seizure measures upon  Durrës Prosecution’s request:
 Property No. 276/1, Durrës, with an area of 27,550 m²; 
 Property No. 147/8, Durrës, with an area of 14,228 m²; 
 Property No. 39/7, Durrës, with an area of 6,000 m²; 
 Property No. 462/12, Durrës, with an area of 3,800 m²; 
 Property No. 143/21, Durrës, with an area of 5,500 m²; 
 Property No. 143/22, Durrës, with an area of 5,500 m²; 
 Property No. 276/91, Durrës, with an area of 500 m²; 
 Property No. 276/84, Durrës, with an area of 7,000 m²; 
 Property No. 276/89, Durrës, with an area of 500 m²; 
 Property No. 276/90, Durrës, with an area of 500 m²; 
 Property No. 276/88, Durrës, with an area of 500 m²; 
 Property No. 276/87, Durrës, with an area of 3,000 m²; and 
 Property No. 276/85, Durrës, with an area of 6,000 m².

Investigations into this criminal proceeding are ongoing to identify other collaborators involved, as well as additional cases subject to investigation.