GJIROKASTRA, Oct 27 – Police arrested Fitim Shyti, 31, in the southern city of Gjirokastra after he had allegedly was found to have assisted four persons to illegally cross the border into Greece.
He had promised four persons from Fier to help them cross the Greek border for which he would be paid 700 Euros from each of them.
He was stopped together with the four immigrants-to-be at the Permet-Carshove road not far from the border.
Student Aurora Li诬 21, and two other persons _ Ilia Naslazi, 46, and Pandush Naslazi, 36, _ were arrested Sunday after considered as the main suspects of a cocaine traffic network.
Lico was stopped at Kapshtica border crossing point and found with 614 grams of cocaine while she was trying to cross the border into neighboring Greece.
Alleged human trafficker arrested in southern Albania
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