A local and official source ahs confirmed with The Maltese Herald that Alkagesta is being investigated by multiple authorities in Malta including the Police. The source didn’t provide further details. Alkagesta is being investigated for bunkering Russian oil in Malta.
The hidden owner of Alkagesta, Adnan Ahmadzada, was arrested in Azerbaijan over oil fraud, and mainly for selling Russian oil fraudulently mixed with other products. Alkagesta is also being investigated by the UK and the EU authorities.
There are renewed efforts in Europe and also internationally to clamp down on the Russian oil trade. President Donald Trump is insisting with Europe to stop buying Russian oil and Panama has also deregistered 300 ships from which were involved in the Russian oil trade. Malta’s Prime Minister Robert Abela has also taken a strong pro-Ukrainian position during the United Nations General Assembly.

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