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Sailors injured in burning ship

DURRES, July 7 – Three sailors were injured by fire in a ship that caught fire while they sailed not far from Durres port. The ship, the Evangjelis G, flying a Panamanian
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Shipment of cigarettes seized in Shkodra Lake

PODGORICA, July 7 – The Montenegrin police reported they have confiscated 2,350 cartons of cigarettes as they were being smuggled into the country. The shipment was uncovered on the Shkodra Lake, which
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Hashish destroyed in Vlora

VLORA, July 7 – Police destroyed more cannabis plants in the village of Rexhepaj, some 25 kilometers from the southwestern port city of Vlora, bringing the number of destroyed plants to thousands
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Killer suspect arrested 15 years later

FIER, July 8 – Police claim to have discovered the identity of the murderer of Bashkim Hamitaj which took place in 1993. Following a five-month investigation, police arrested Konstandin Konda, 33, for
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Heat kills a construction worker

DURR̓, July 8 – High temperatures during recent days caused a death, this time in the western port city of Durres, where Sabri Iliazi, 52, is believed to have died from asphyxiation
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Human traffickers arrested

KORȁ, July 8 – Police in the southeastern city of Korca arrested eight persons accused of trying to smuggle people across the border. Six of those arrested were from Bilisht, near Korca,
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25 years imprisonment for murder

TIRANA, July 8 – Blendi Shehu was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for the murder of a six-years old child and injuring a close relative. The incident occurred nine years ago at
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Border swamped by Albanian immigrants

KAPSHTICA, July 8 – Thousands of Albanian immigrants arriving from neighboring Greece have swamped the border crossing points while returning to their homeland for summer vacations. Both crossing points, Kakavie and Kapshtica,
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Imprisoned women on hunger strike

TIRANA, July 9 – Seven imprisoned women held a five-day hunger strike as they sought reconsideration of their arrests and a meeting with prosecutors. The women have been charged with theft, drug
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Doctor arrested for corruption

TIRANA, July 7 – Police arrested Prof. Doctor Kastriot Dautaj, 66, a surgeon at a Tirana hospital, while he was taking a 50,000 lek bribe for an operation he had performed. Police
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