The UK and Albania signed a bilateral asset sharing arrangement, described by the British Embassy Tirana in a report published on 26 August 2026 as the first of its kind in the Western Balkans. According to that report, the arrangement followed a concluded prosecution in the England & Wales jurisdiction for conspiracy to supply cannabis to organised crime groups, after which proceeds of crime were identified and recovered in Albania.

The embassy's account said the arrangement was initiated at a ceremony in Tirana on 13 July 2026, attended by Ambassador Nicholas Abbott and Risena Xhaja, chief administrator of Albania's Agency for the Management of Seized and Confiscated Property (AAPSK), and was formally completed and signed in the UK on 6 August 2026. It initially covered £54,000 in recovered real estate assets, to be split equally between the UK Government and AAPSK.

The report also stated that in the first quarter of 2025 the value of assets seized and confiscated in Albania surpassed €58 million, including over 1,000 real estate seizures and confiscations. Partners listed included the Home Office, the National Crime Agency, the Crown Prosecution Service and AAPSK.