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Police crack down on drug traffic

TIRANA, March 23 – More police efforts to stop drug trafficking have resulted in successes around the country and also abroad. In the southern city of Gjirokastra, close to the Greek border,
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Ombudsman to help resolve military request

TIRANA, March 23 – A group of army soldiers and tenants complained to the People’s Advocate, or Ombudsman, for a contract with the government. A group of 28 military who had served
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Greek minority creates a political party

SARANAD, March 23 – The Ethnic Greek Minority for the Future, or MEGA, is the name of the new political party created in Albania from the ranks of the ethnic Greek minority
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Failed bank robbery, kidnapping

TIRANA, March 20 – Police disarmed and arrested a suspected bank robber who held a teenage girl at gun point for almost an hour near the presidential office in Tirana on Friday.
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Police catch drug traffickers

TIRANA, March 22 – Police seized one ton of marijuana on the Albanian coast on Saturday evening following close cooperation with Italian police. A speedboat had arrived from Italy to get the
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Alleged human traffickers arrested

TIRANA, March 22 – Last weekend police arrested five persons accusing them of organizing an illegal trafficking of persons across the border. Police arrested Zenel Coka, 37, Gazment Mucaj, 31, Njazi Lamaj,
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Corrupt policemen arrested

VLORA, March 20 – The Interior Ministry reported last week they had arrested three policemen in the southwestern port city of Vlora accusing them of corruption. Musa Hysen Nushi, 59, ȯbo Nuro
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