{"id":19306,"date":"2021-09-01T12:16:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T10:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=19306"},"modified":"2021-09-01T12:16:27","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T10:16:27","slug":"mega-antidrug-operation-amongst-albania-spain-germany-107-arrests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/mega-antidrug-operation-amongst-albania-spain-germany-107-arrests\/","title":{"rendered":"Mega antidrug operation amongst Albania-Spain-Germany, 107 arrests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>107 arrests were carried out during a mega anti-drug operation amongst Albania, Spain and Germany.<\/p>\n<p>The general director of police, Ardi Veliu participated at a press conference in Madrid, Spain during which he presented the results of the operation titled \u2018DOBRA\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>During this mega operation, a total of 51 spaces were searched, out of which 23 plantations and marijuana grow houses. 25 000 cannabis plants were seized, 983 cannabis seeds, a detonator, two firearms, three luxury cars, one radio wave blocker, 68.760 euros etc.<\/p>\n<p>In his statement, Veliu said that they won\u2019t stop the operation at the moment but they will identify all the assets and wealth accumulated as a result of criminal activity in Albania. According to Veliu, by cracking down on the economic aspect, a paralysis of the entire structure of the criminal group can be acquired.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the general director expressed his wish to continue working on other operations with their Spanish colleagues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2020\/06\/01\/eu-drugs-agency-report-cannabis-cultivation-in-albania-expected-to-increase\/\">EU Drugs Agency report: Cannabis cultivation in Albania expected to increase<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/06\/29\/un-world-drug-report-2021-albania-ranked-first-in-europes-cannabis-trends\/\">UN World Drug Report 2021: Albania ranked first in Europe\u2019s cannabis trends \u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/04\/16\/cocaine-drug-trafficking-opens-tens-of-new-companies-importing-exotic-fruits-from-latin-america\/\"><strong>Cocaine drug-trafficking opens dozens of new companies importing exoti<\/strong>c fruits from Latin America | Unpublished<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_170_fff zmadhim-teksti vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_178_f23  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span9\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_180_426 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_180_426\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>107 arrests were carried out during a mega anti-drug operation amongst Albania, Spain and Germany. 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