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A year in the ranks of the blues! The "millionaire" policeman, infiltrated by criminal groups, had entered Police Station No. 5 and was "laundering" money
2026-02-25 23:55:57 / AKTUALITET
Other details have emerged from the arrest of State Police officer Aurel Kaziu, who was arrested by Kosovo authorities after an undeclared amount of 1 million euros was found on him.
New sources made public on the "Top Story" show on Top Channel shed light on the circumstances and profile of the 28-year-old, who had been appointed as a crime agent at Police Station No. 5 in Tirana for less than a year.
According to journalist Doriana Bezati, the young man is suspected of being part of criminal groups transporting large sums of money to Albania.
She said that the Kosovar side had provided preliminary information about the movement of the vehicle and then conducted a detailed check with special equipment, where a significant amount of money was discovered, hidden in the bottom of the van. The source of the money has not yet been determined, while investigations are focusing on suspicions that it belongs to a criminal group operating in the territory of Kosovo and Albania, with the aim of laundering it.
"The arrested man is a young policeman. He had been a policeman for almost a year. He was a crime agent. He had been engaged for a short time, a family man. He may have been used by criminal groups for transportation. He was traveling by land from Serbia to Kosovo. The Kosovar side had received information. A check was made with other equipment where the money was discovered. Neither the Kosovar side nor the Albanian side are able to find out where this money came from. It is suspected that it belongs to a criminal group that comes to Albanian territory, either Kosovo or Albania, to launder it ," the journalist said.
Kaziu was suspended from duty a day after his arrest. In an official statement, the State Police said the suspension came after a disciplinary investigation was launched, after the officer, along with two other citizens, was caught on February 24 in the village of Merdarë, transporting 1 million euros undeclared to Kosovo customs authorities.
It is learned that the 28-year-old had left for Kosovo immediately after completing his service, taking advantage of two days of leave. He had not notified his superiors about leaving Albanian territory, while no one in the relevant structures was aware of his movement.
At the same time, sources from the investigative group indicate that his name has been mentioned earlier in suspicions of involvement in the transport of goods and Albanian emigrants to the United Kingdom, an issue that is expected to be verified in the course of the investigation.
Along with Kazi, Ardit Laska and Etnik Ahmaxhokaj, who were traveling in the same vehicle, were also arrested. The amount of money was discovered by the Kosovo border and customs services, after a detailed check that revealed the sophisticated mechanism of hiding the money.
Investigations continue in cooperation between Albanian and Kosovar authorities, and it is expected that the coming days will shed more light on the origin of the million euros and the possible criminal network behind this event.
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