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Turks arrested for human traffic

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TIRANA, March 19 – Police arrested two Turks _ Erkan Cakin, 27, and Kenan Cavdar, 55, _ and accused them of human trafficking, the police operation Rinasi 2 was conducted following information that the two suspects were involved in trafficking illegal immigrants who paid 3,000 Euro each to pass from Turkey to Albania, to Macedonia and then to France or Austria. The two Turks were arrested while they were expecting the arrival of the illegal immigrants at the Rinasi international airport. Police were investigating the identity of Cavdar after he is doubted the passport he possesses is not correct. Police found two false documents that the two Turks had prepared for two persons coming from their country. The two persons were turned back to Turkey.

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