{"id":79640,"date":"2025-07-02T17:01:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T15:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=79640"},"modified":"2025-07-02T18:12:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T16:12:01","slug":"director-and-former-administrator-of-bankers-petroleum-albania-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/director-and-former-administrator-of-bankers-petroleum-albania-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Director and Former Administrator of \u201cBankers Petroleum Albania\u201d Arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Prosecutor\u2019s Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Fier has launched a criminal investigation into the concessionary company Bankers Petroleum Albania, as part of a case related to tax evasion and money laundering.<\/p>\n<p>The operation was carried out based on a court decision from the Fier District Court, which authorized searches in locations connected to the company\u2019s operations. The court also issued security measures against several current and former executives of the company.<\/p>\n<p>As part of this operation, the following individuals have been arrested:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leonidha \u00c7obo, former administrator of the company<\/li>\n<li>Hongping Xiao, a Chinese national and current director at the company<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, another Albanian citizen has been detained, although their identity has not yet been disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation focuses on suspected tax evasion schemes and financial transactions allegedly aimed at laundering money.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Prosecutor\u2019s Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Fier has launched a criminal investigation into the concessionary company Bankers Petroleum Albania, as part of a case related to tax evasion and money laundering. 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