Vlora police stopped a van they had under surveillance at 5 a.m. on 15 May 2014 and seized two tons of marijuana, arresting the driver. Police said the drugs were believed to have come from Lazarat and to have been bound for Italy.
🇦🇱 Vlora, Albania
Vlora police in southern Albania seized two tons of marijuana early on Thursday 15 May 2014 after stopping a van they had under surveillance at 5 a.m.[1] Officers found the drugs inside and arrested the driver, Albanian media reported.[1]
Police said they believed the drugs had come from Lazarat and were to be shipped to Italy.[1] The van stop was the largest of several cross-border seizures described that week between Albania and Greece.[1]
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