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TIRANA, Jan 25 – Two Albanians were extradited from France and Italy to serve prison terms for crimes committed in Albania.
Petrit Brahaj was sentenced to ten years imprisonment for committing armed robbery of a bank in the northeastern town of Bajram Curri in 1998.
Bujar Gipsi will serve 16 years imprisonment after being sentenced to trafficking women for prostitution in Italy.

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