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Top taxation police arrested in Tirana

TIRANA, Dec. 8 – Arjan Paskaj, a top officer of the taxation police, was arrested last weekend during an operation codenamed Last Fine, which had previously resulted in the arrests of five
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Detained Egyptian sailors attack policemen

VLORA, Dec. 12 -Egyptian sailors being detained on the Bolivian-registered ship, Bancar, attacked Albanian policemen as they attempted to flee the ship. The Bancar has been detained in the southwestern port of
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Vlora fatality suspect arrested in Italy

TIRANA, Dec. 8 – Police reported that Nazmi Hyka, alleged author of the January 2004 tragedy in Vlora where 21 persons died in the sea, has been arrested in Italy. Hyka, 45,
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Young man killed over debt owed in Kavaja

KAVAJA, Dec. 11 – Julian Kociu, 30, was shot dead following a quarrel regarding a debt he owed. Kociu was arguing with an unnamed person only moments before he was shot in
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Jealous man kills his fiancꥠ

TIRANA, Dec. 10 – Police believe Dan Hurta, 25, shot and killed his girlfriend in a jealous rage. Hurta had been living with Dafina Havalja, 22, at an apartment in Tirana. Havalja
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British projects in northern Shkodra

TIRANA, Dec. 11 – The British Embassy and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Albania, in co-operation with the Ministry of Health, launched an anti-corruption project in the regional
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Berisha wants harsher punishments for family crimes

TIRANA, Dec. 10 – Prime Minister Sali Berisha said during Monday’s parliamentary session that the penal code should have harsher punishment for perpetrators of crimes committed against family members. The premier said
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