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Prostitution bar blocked from police

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TIRANA, Jan. 21 – Police discovered a coffee bar in downtown Tirana in which the services of a prostitute were offered to customers.
The owner of the bar, who was arrested, had disguised a 30-year old woman as a waitress, when in fact she was a prostitute.
Clients reportedly paid up to 5,000 leks for the services of the waitress, who had to support herself and a nine-year old child.

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