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Alleged drug trafficker arrested

DURRES, July 28 – Police arrested Lutfi Shabani, 37, for trafficking heroin in the western port city of Durres. Shabani had been previously sentenced on the same charges, according to police. When
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Cannabis cut in northern Shkodra

SHKODRA, July 28 – Police destroyed more than 20,000 cannabis sativa plants in the Shkreli commune, Shkodra district, and said they were still working to complete searching the entire area. Hundreds of
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Kosovar tourists robbed in northern Albania

PUKA, July 28 – Police have questioned a number of residents in the northern Puka region considered as suspects for robbing four cars with Kosovar tourists who had been returning after vacations
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Human trafficker arrested

SARANDA, July 28 – Police arrested Elton Xhuria, 27, who was assisting in the illegal crossing of immigrants into neighboring Greece. Xhuria, who had also been sentenced before on the same charge,
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UN agency gives aid to police

TIRANA, July 28 – The United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime donated equipment to Albanian police to help in their fight against financial crime and money laundry. The UNODC aid, funded
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Policeman arrested for armed robbery

GJIROKASTRA, July 29 – Police arrested Refat Kanushi, 29, accusing him of an armed robbery in 1999 when he served as a road policeman. Along with two other masked persons, they blocked
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Bush urges senate to NATO expansion

WASHINGTON, July 26 – U.S. President George Bush urged the Senate to approve changes to NATO on Thursday, allowing Croatia and Albania to join the treaty alliance. That was strongly praised by
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