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Exploiter of prostitution arrested

DURRES, July 13 – Arian Halili, 33, was arrested by the Durres police after being wanted for three years. Halili had been sought to serve an eight year prison term for exploiting
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Speedboats blocked by police

SHKODRA, July 13 – Police blocked eight speedboats used by individuals along the northern coastline in the Velipoja-Shengjin area. Police acted based upon recent laws enacted in which all speedboats are prohibited
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Drugs discovered in Shkodra

SHKODRA, July 14 – Police destroyed some 550 marijuana plants in the northern commune of Shoshi, Shkodra district. Police were still trying to identify the owner of the plants, as the plants
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2 ex-KESH officials arrested for corruption

TIRANA, July 15 – Two former KESH officials were arrested for causing losses of $300,000 to the company. Sheme Krasniqi and Eklen Polleshi were arrested for illegally selling power equipment during 2006-2007
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Drugs found in Kruja

KRUJA, July 15 – Police discovered four locations where some 1,172 marijuana plants had been planted in Kruja district. On Sunday, police found the plants in the Cudhi village, though they had
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Albanian hackers ‘occupy’ Montenegrin site

TIRANA, July 15 – Serbian media reported an attempt by Albanian hackers to block the site of the Montenegrin airline by posting slogans of Greater Albania, Albanian flags and records of Albanian
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Albanians imprisoned for drug trafficking

TIRANA, July 16 – Four Albanians were sentenced to prisons terms of up to 12 years for trafficking drugs to neighboring Greece. Krenar Sako was sentenced to 21 years imprisonment, Ilia Elezi
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Bank employee, clients arrested for deceit

TIRANA, July 16 – A former employee of the ProCredit Bank, and three of her clients, were arrested for falsifying documents and procedures to illegally earn some 100,000 Euros. Brunilda Muhaj of
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Albania, Macedonia Talk On Strengthening Economic Ties

DURRES, July 17 – Visiting Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski and the host Albanian counterpart Bamir Topi restressed the very good relations between the two countries and urged their government to further deepen
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Albania, Bosnia may liberalize visas

TIRANA, July 12 – During a visit to Sarajevo, Parliament Speaker Jozefina Topalli discussed the possibility that both countries may liberalize their visa regime. Both countries seek to join the European Union
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