Jeweler arrested in Lezhë, watches and jewelry worth 300 thousand euros seized

Lezhë police have arrested a 39-year-old trader who was selling luxury items without justified origin in his shop. It is suspected that prestigious brand wristwatches and gold jewelry were previously stolen in other countries and smuggled into Albania.

In coordination with the Prosecution, the coded operation “Final O’clock” was finalized, which followed lengthy investigative work by the Economic and Financial Crime Investigation Section. During the intervention, the citizen with initials A. M., resident in Lezhë, was handcuffed.

According to the official announcement, the suspect is believed to have supplied high-value goods for which legal provenance documentation was missing. Checks conducted in the jewelry shop premises led to the seizure of a large quantity of material evidence: 133 luxury brand wristwatches with no accompanying documents, gold jewelry weighing a total of approximately 3.3 kilograms not covered by purchase invoices, as well as monetary amounts of 270,500 lekë and 2,700 euros, which are thought to derive precisely from this illegal activity.

According to preliminary calculations, the seized assets reach a value of around 300,000 euros. Investigators are continuing work to fully uncover the criminal scheme and to discover whether other individuals have cooperated with the arrested person. The complete file has been forwarded to the Prosecutor’s Office at the Lezhë General Jurisdiction Court for follow-up.