Albania’s Special Prosecutio against Corruption (SPAK) has announced the seizure of at least 52 assets worth a combined €40 million, as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption and criminal activity linked to the National Agency for Information Society (AKSHI).

According to official statements, the confiscated assets belong to six individuals under investigation, including businessmen Ergys Agasi and Ermal Beqiri, both suspected of playing key roles in the case.

Authorities report that Agasi alone had 29 properties seized, including apartments, villas, land plots, and forested areas located in high-value zones across Tirana and Durrës. The seizures also include multiple bank accounts, a Land Rover Defender (2023), and shares in the company “EA Solution,” as well as a stake in the “Equos Resort.”

In the capital, several of Agasi’s assets include land and low-rise buildings in the Petrelë area, additional property in Lundër, and multiple apartments and garages. Further holdings were identified along the coast in Durrës and Vlorë, including land and residential structures.

Meanwhile, investigators from the National Bureau of Investigation (BKH), supported by state police, carried out parallel actions targeting assets linked to businessman Ermal Beqiri. Authorities seized at least 10 properties and multiple bank accounts tied to him, including land and buildings in Tirana, Vlorë, and Golem, as well as business holdings, luxury vehicles, and a high-end yacht.

The yacht, identified as the “Predator 50 Skyfall” and estimated to be worth around €1 million, was reportedly registered under the name of an employee of a private company, raising suspicions of asset concealment. Additional high-profile properties include land within the “Green Coast” resort and a luxury villa in the “Rolling Hills” residential complex.

The investigation has also led to the seizure of assets belonging to former AKSHI director Mirlinda Karçanaj, including several real estate holdings, a vehicle, and bank accounts—though her assets are reported to be significantly smaller in scale compared to other suspects. Karçanaj is currently under house arrest.

Further financial seizures include bank-held funds belonging to three other businessmen under investigation, totaling hundreds of millions of Albanian lek.

SPAK stated that the probe involves multiple serious charges, including corruption, manipulation of public tenders, participation in a structured criminal group, money laundering, unlawful deprivation of liberty, and violent interference in market competition.

Prosecutors allege that Agasi and Beqiri led a structured criminal network aimed at controlling and manipulating AKSHI tenders, in some cases through coercion and intimidation. Both men remain at large after evading arrest.

The investigation is ongoing, with authorities signaling that further seizures and arrests may follow as evidence continues to be gathered.