SPAK officially reacts regarding the investigations conducted into the murder of Klevis Lleshi for blood feud motives. Aurel Hoxha is suspected of organizing and ordering the crime in revenge for the execution of his brother Agim Hoxha in Great Britain. According to the special prosecution, the murder of Klevis Lleshi was carried out in exchange for a payment of 50 thousand euros.
SPAK announcement:
The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime, within the framework of criminal proceedings no. 177, registered on 16.9.2025, is conducting in-depth investigations regarding several high-risk criminal offenses, committed in special cooperation in the form of a structured criminal group.
The investigation, conducted in close cooperation with Europol, Eurojust, as well as the law enforcement authorities of France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, enabled the unraveling of an organized criminal scheme involving:
-Contractual and blood feud killings, including hiding bodies and illegal possession of firearms;
-Laundering the proceeds of crime through suspicious investments in Albania and abroad;
The investigations focused on several Albanian citizens involved in the organization and execution of murders in the territory of the Republic of Albania, in exchange for various monetary sums. The persons involved, by cooperating with each other, have managed to secure considerable sums of money, to contract persons to carry out murders for personal revenge or blood feud. Some members of this criminal group are suspected of having enabled the penetration of considerable amounts of illegally obtained money into the Albanian financial system, through investments of a suspicious nature and using these sums of money to commit criminal offenses against life and health.
During intensive investigations conducted by investigators of the National Bureau of Investigation (BKH), under the direction of special prosecutors, criminal activity was documented as well as the identification of some of the suspected perpetrators of the aforementioned criminal offenses, some of which were committed in collaboration, in the form of a structured criminal group.
Identification of the suspected perpetrators of the blood feud murder of the citizen, K.LL on 05.08.2020, in the city of Burrel and then hiding the body of the victim K.LL, who was buried in the village of Shpërdhet of the Mamurras Administrative Unit, Kurbin Municipality. The victim's remains were discovered on 8.12.2020. It is suspected that the murder was committed with a firearm and in exchange for a payment of 50,000 euros.
The unlawful acts of blood feud murder, illegal possession and production of weapons, and the concealment of the corpse were committed within the framework of a structured criminal group. Citizen AK (alias AH) is suspected of being the leader of the structured criminal group and the person who ordered the blood feud murder, in revenge for the murder of his brother in the United Kingdom in 2012.
Citizen AK is suspected of being the aide and intermediary, while citizen SN is suspected of being the executor. In connection with this fact, an investigation is underway to identify other persons who may be involved in this criminal event.
Also, from the evidence administered, it results that citizen AK (alias AH), in the role of creator, leader and organizer, has created a structured criminal group, with the aim of carrying out the illegal activity of laundering the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity, where members of this structured criminal group are citizen SL and other unidentified citizens.
The illegal proceeds are suspected to have been generated from the illegal activity of drug trafficking from South American countries to European Union countries and Albania. The above information was administered by law enforcement authorities of several European Union countries as well as by the analysis of communications on the encrypted platform SkyECC.
This illegal activity is suspected of generating monetary income that was used for investments in commercial activities, real estate and movable property, the exchange or transfer of assets, with the aim of concealing or covering their illegal origin, carrying out financial operations or fragmented transactions to avoid reporting, according to the legislation on the prevention of money laundering.
Following the request of the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime, with decision no. 98, dated 25.9.2025, the Special Court against Corruption and Organized Crime has imposed the security measure "prison arrest", provided for by Article 238 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, against four Albanian citizens:
AK (alias AH), born on 06.12.1989, suspected of the criminal offenses:
– “Murder for blood feud”, to the detriment of the victim K.LL, on 05.08.2020, committed in a special form of cooperation, that of a structured criminal group, provided for by articles 78/a and 28/4 of the Criminal Code; “Unauthorized possession and production of weapons, explosive weapons and ammunition”, committed in collaboration in the form of a structured criminal group”, provided for by articles 278/1 and 28/4; “Hiding or destroying the corpse”, to the detriment of the victim K.LL, committed in a special form of collaboration, that of a structured criminal group, provided for by articles 303 and 28/4 of the Criminal Code; “Structured criminal group”, provided for by article 333/a/1 of the Criminal Code; “Committing criminal offenses by a structured criminal group and criminal organization”, provided for by article 334 of the Criminal Code;
– “Laundering of the proceeds of crime or criminal activity”, carried out in a special form of cooperation, that of a structured criminal group, provided for by articles 287/1, letter “b” and 28/4 of the Criminal Code; “Structured criminal group”, provided for by article 333/a/1 of the Criminal Code; “Committing criminal offenses by a structured criminal group and criminal organization”, provided for by article 334 of the Criminal Code. ;
SN, born on 25.06.1994, suspected of the criminal offenses of "Murder for blood feud", to the detriment of the victim K.LL, on 05.08.2020, committed in a special form of cooperation, that of a structured criminal group, provided for by articles 78/a and 28/4 of the Criminal Code; “Unauthorized possession and production of weapons, explosive weapons and ammunition”, committed in collaboration in the form of a structured criminal group”, provided for by articles 278/1 and 28/4; “Hiding or destroying the corpse”, to the detriment of the victim K.LL, committed in a special form of collaboration, that of a structured criminal group, provided for by articles 303 and 28/4 of the Criminal Code; “Structured criminal group”, provided for by article 333/a/2 of the Criminal Code; “Committing criminal offenses by a structured criminal group and criminal organization”, provided for by article 334 of the Criminal Code. ;
SK, born on 19.05.1982, suspected of the criminal offenses of "Murder for blood feud", to the detriment of the victim K.LL, on 05.08.2020, committed in a special form of cooperation, that of a structured criminal group, provided for by articles 78/a and 28/4 of the Criminal Code; “Unauthorized possession and production of weapons, explosive weapons and ammunition”, committed in collaboration in the form of a structured criminal group”, provided for by articles 278/1 and 28/4; “Hiding or destroying the corpse”, to the detriment of the victim K.LL, committed in a special form of collaboration, that of a structured criminal group, provided for by articles 303 and 28/4 of the Criminal Code; “Structured criminal group”, provided for by article 333/a/2 of the Criminal Code; “Committing criminal offenses by a structured criminal group and criminal organization”, provided for by article 334 of the Criminal Code. ;
SL, born on 30.12.1994, suspected of the criminal offenses of “Laundering of the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity”, committed in a special form of cooperation, that of a structured criminal group, provided for by articles 287/1, letter “b” and 28/4 of the Criminal Code; “Structured criminal group”, provided for by article 333/a/2 of the Criminal Code; “Committing criminal offenses by a structured criminal group and criminal organization”, provided for by article 334 of the Criminal Code.
The Special Prosecutors issued the orders for the execution of security measures on 25.09.2025.
The implementation of security measures against citizens SN and SL was made possible by BKH investigators and the structures of the General Directorate of the State Police, while the search for the creator, organizer and leader of the structured criminal group, citizen AK (alias AH), continues.
After close cooperation with Europol and Italian law enforcement authorities, the arrest in Italy of the citizen under investigation, SK, was made possible.
We thank the General Directorate of the State Police and the BKH for the professionalism shown and the close cooperation in the execution phase of court decisions.
We particularly thank Europol, Eurojust, the judicial authorities of the Republic of France and the law enforcement authorities of Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany for their intensive cooperation and contribution during the investigations of this criminal proceeding as well as in the implementation of personal security measures.
Note: Everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty by a final court decision.
