Durrës Prosecution Office sought the imposition of "Remand in Custody” for four citizens running businesses in Fushë Krujë. Investigations revealed a VAT fraud scheme causing a loss of 127,551,874 lek to the state.

The prosecution, in cooperation with the tax investigation officers from the General Directorate of Taxes, discovered a VAT fraud scheme involving at least six entities in the construction sector. 

The investigative team, led by the prosecution office, has verified the sales figures of the entity “R S,” reporting total sales of 286,301,702 Lek for December 2023, and the entity “L,” declaring 62,302,300 Lek for that same month. Collectively, these entities reported sales totaling 448,604,002 Lek—an amount the prosecution office suspects to be fictitious and connected to businesses in the construction sector, specifically “3D C” and “I.V FP.” 

The tax administration conducted a thorough verification of declared invoices, total sales, employment history of the construction companies, and their relationships with other businesses. Through this analysis of reported sales data regarding each entity, calculations for value-added tax and profit tax were made, causing a total loss to the state of 127,551,874 Lek.

Following the investigations, Durrës District Court approved Durrës Prosecution's request for "Remand in Custody" of the four citizens running businesses based in Fushë-Krujë. The prosecution has also sought "House arrest" and "Duty to appear” for three other citizens.

Furthermore, the investigative teams verified the equipment and vehicles owned by the construction companies. It was revealed that the entity “3D C” only owned luxury vehicles, including a Mercedes-Benz AMG 63, Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 43, Porsche Cayenne, Land Rover, and BMW X5. None of these vehicles were utilized for construction activities.