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Police net people on drug, human trafficking charges

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TIRANA, Sep. 21 – Police in Rrogozhina arrested three people who were allegedly involved in drug trafficking.
Caush Bashkim Gjuzi, 21, Jetmir Dilaver Mecaj, 18, and Arlind Petrit Rrenja, 19, were arrested at the town near the stadium when found with a few grams of marijuana.
Also, Tirana police arrested Besim Ibrahim Bala, 54, and accused him of illegally helping people cross the border by falsifying documentation.
He was accused of transporting people and trying to illegally have them cross the border into Greece. Police believed he was part of a wider organized group.

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