Prishtina, 5th of December 2023

Kosovo Police, respectively the Directorate for the Investigation of Economic Crimes and Corruption, the Sector for the Investigation of Economic Crimes in Prishtina received relevant information that a business entity, which operates in the capital, sells various wholesale products such as supplements, shampoo, honey for potency (kamagra, etc.). These products are suspected to be without origin, some counterfeit products and suspected to have altered expiry date.

Today, on 05.12.2023, investigators from the Sector for the Investigation of Economic Crimes in cooperation with the Trade Inspectorate from the Ministry of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade, have undertaken actions in the field related to the aforementioned information. During this operation, a search was carried out on the suspected business entity in three (3) locations in Pristina.

During the inspection of the business entity, a significant amount of goods was encountered for which the owner was unable to present the documents of origin of these goods. In this regard, the Kosovo Customs – Anti-Smuggling Unit was notified and they went to the scene, joining the operation with KP investigators and the MINT Inspectorate.

In this occasion, Kosovo Customs has seized a significant amount of goods, suspected of being smuggled, while the Trade Inspectorate has blocked the warehouse until the end of the case by the Kosovo Customs.

The operation is in the process by Kosovo Police, Kosovo Customs, Sanitary Inspectors and other officials involved in the case related to the search of this business entity.

The suspect with the initials (G.T.) was brought in for interview, as a suspected person related to the suspicions of the criminal offenses: “Smuggling of goods” and “Evasion from the payment of mandatory customs fees or excise fees”.

In relation to this case, the competent Prosecutor from BP-Prishtina has been notified and with his recommendation at this stage the suspect is released in a regular procedure.

Kosovo Police remains committed to fighting crimes in general, including the uncompromising fight against economic crimes that in one way or another endanger the lives and well-being of our citizens.