One ton of cannabis seized in Albania
Albanian authorities seized a ton of cannabis at a border with Greece, police in that country said.
Tuesday, 08.02.2011.
16:03
Albanian authorities seized a ton of cannabis at a border with Greece, police in that country said. According to AFP, a man identified as Artan Bresha was arrested after the drugs were found in his truck. One ton of cannabis seized in Albania The value of the seized cannabis is put at USD 680,000 and was produced in the village of Lazaret, south of Tirana. The village "for years has not been under the control of authorities", according to the report. UN data is also quoted that shows Albania to have for years been "a main European marijuana supplier", despite the country's authorities destroying between 70,000 and 100,000 plants each year. "International experts estimate that there are still many regions in the country that are still zones that escape controls of the authorities," said the AFP report. (Beta)
One ton of cannabis seized in Albania
The value of the seized cannabis is put at USD 680,000 and was produced in the village of Lazaret, south of Tirana.The village "for years has not been under the control of authorities", according to the report.
UN data is also quoted that shows Albania to have for years been "a main European marijuana supplier", despite the country's authorities destroying between 70,000 and 100,000 plants each year.
"International experts estimate that there are still many regions in the country that are still zones that escape controls of the authorities," said the AFP report.
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