Arif KRASNIQI

Asset freeze, travel ban and director disqualification sanction

The Secretary of State considers that there are reasonable grounds to suspect Arif KRASNIQI is an involved person under the Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons Sanctions Regulations 2025 ('the Regulations'} on the basis of the following grounds: (1) He is or has been involved in a relevant activity, namely people smuggling. By producing forged documents, he has been involved in facilitating the unlawful entry into a country of individuals who are not a national of that country or permanently resident in it with a view to obtaining any gain or benefit. Specifically, he was an intermediary and facilitator who found 'buyers' for the documents produced/altered by the KRASNIQI network. The KRASNIQI network created a sophisticated forgery laboratory in Kosovo with equipment to produce false or fraudulently alter 'real' passports, identification cards and driving licences for over 50 countries including the United Kingdom. (2) He is or has been involved in a relevant activity, namely people smuggling, by profiting financially from the unlawful entry into a country of individuals who are not a national of that country or permanently resident in it. Specifically, he profited from people smuggling as part of the KRASNIQI network. Specifically, he profited from his role as an intermediary and facilitator who found 'buyers' for the documents produced/altered by the KRASNIQI network. The KRASNIQI network created a sophisticated forgery laboratory in Kosovo with equipment to produce false or fraudulently alter 'real' passports, identification cards and driving licences for over 50 countries including the United Kingdom.

The Secretary of State considers that there are reasonable grounds to suspect Arif KRASNIQI is an involved person under the Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons Sanctions Regulations 2025 ("the Regulations"} on the basis of the following grounds: (1) He is or has been involved in a relevant activity, namely people smuggling. By producing forged documents, he has been involved in facilitating the unlawful entry into a country of individuals who are not a national of that country or permanently resident in it with a view to obtaining any gain or benefit. Specifically, he was an intermediary and facilitator who found "buyers" for the documents produced/altered by the KRASNIQI network. The KRASNIQI network created a sophisticated forgery laboratory in Kosovo with equipment to produce false or fraudulently alter "real" passports, identification cards and driving licences for over 50 countries including the United Kingdom. (2) He is or has been involved in a relevant activity, namely people smuggling, by profiting financially from the unlawful entry into a country of individuals who are not a national of that country or permanently resident in it. Specifically, he profited from people smuggling as part of the KRASNIQI network. Specifically, he profited from his role as an intermediary and facilitator who found "buyers" for the documents produced/altered by the KRASNIQI network. The KRASNIQI network created a sophisticated forgery laboratory in Kosovo with equipment to produce false or fraudulently alter "real" passports, identification cards and driving licences for over 50 countries including the United Kingdom.

Programme GB-SAMLAReference GIM0032Reference 17214Last updated 22 Oct 2025gov.uk