Tirana Prosecution Requires Confiscation of the Assets of the Man Sentenced to 21-year Prison in Italy
The court, upon request of Tirana Prosecutor's Office, has seized the assets of Emiljano Burba and his family members, following his conviction in Italy for drug trafficking.
The investigations conducted, as part of the asset proceedings against this citizen, revealed that he had been placed on the international wanted list by Interpol Rome. The Appeals Court in Turin, Italy, had sentenced him to 21 years in prison for 'Drug Trafficking.' On April 21, 2014, he was arrested for extradition to Italy.
On December 3, 2003, this citizen, in complicity with others, transported and stored several kilograms of heroin in Rome for trafficking. The heroin was sourced from Albania and smuggled into Italy.
The prosecution substantiated that the assets belonging to this individual cannot be economically justified and are suspected to be the proceeds of criminal activity. E.B. is not registered with any Regional Employment Office in Italy, despite claiming to work as a truck driver or bricklayer, and his high standard of living cannot be explained by his or his family's income.
The assets are suspected to have been acquired through income from illegal drug trafficking between 2003 and 2006, as evidence shows he was repeatedly involved in this activity during that period.
Based on sufficient evidence substantiating E.B.'s criminal activity under Article 283 of the Criminal Code, and considering that these assets have no legitimate origin and were acquired after the criminal acts and E.B.'s conviction, the Prosecution has sought the seizure of the following properties and their transfer to state ownership:
1.1 An illegally built property located in the Vlora district, Delvina municipal unit, in Vanë, which is in the process of legalization; and
1.2 An illegally built property located in the Vlora district, Vergo municipal unit, Vanë, which is also in the process of legalization.