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Police offer cash reward for suspected drug kingpin’s arrest

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TIRANA, Feb.1 – Albania’s State Police is offering about $40,000 in a cash reward for anyone who can give reliable information leading to the arrest of Klement Balili, former local government official suspected of running an international drug trafficking organization. The reward is being offered to police informers, collaborators and ordinary citizens who will help police catch the businessman and former director of Transport Services in Saranda dubbed as the “Escobar of Balkans.” “The state police is offering 5 million leks to anyone who has information or will provide assistance for the arrest of the Albanian national Klement Balili. Police…

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