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Under shackles for an Italian arrest warrant

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TIRANA, Jan. 19 – Albanian police arrested Erjon Rexha, 32, after a request from the Italian counterparts.
Rexha, an Albanian from Kosovo, had arrived at the Tirana International Airport from London, UK.
Rexha is under an international arrest warrant after the Rome district court has sentenced him with 10 years imprisonment for participation into a criminal organization, drug trafficking and falsification of documents.

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