{"id":27044,"date":"2021-12-10T12:27:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T11:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=27044"},"modified":"2021-12-10T12:27:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T11:27:32","slug":"1-950-kg-of-contraband-pills-valued-at-e119-thousand-seized-at-the-port-of-durres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/1-950-kg-of-contraband-pills-valued-at-e119-thousand-seized-at-the-port-of-durres\/","title":{"rendered":"1.950 kg of contraband pills valued at \u20ac119 thousand seized at the Port of Durres"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Customs authorities at the Port of Durres have cracked down on a fraudulent contraband scheme that included the import of medicine disguised as humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities confiscated a vehicle carrying 1.950 kilograms of contraband medicaments which weren\u2019t accompanied by any applicable documentation in regards to their import and entry into the Albanian territory.<\/p>\n<p>They were separated into 8.793 boxes and reached a monetary value of \u20ac119 thousand euros.<\/p>\n<p>One social worker from a private company focused on caring for the elderly has been arrested, and an arrest warrant has been released for the Chief of Services as the Local Division of Healthcare in Lezha.<\/p>\n<p>They are currently facing charges of \u2018\u2019Contraband of licensed goods\u201d.<\/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\/2021\/05\/04\/us-army-led-military-exercises-defender-europe-21-kicks-off-at-durres-port\/\">US-Army led military exercises \u201cDefender Europe 21\u201d kicks off at Durres Port<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/09\/07\/cocaine-busted-at-port-of-durres-fifth-precedent-from-the-same-company\/\">Cocaine busted at Port of Durres, in fifth precedent from the same company<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2020\/07\/03\/kosovo-and-albania-discuss-customs-checkpoint-at-durres-port-free-movement\/\">Kosovo and Albania discuss Customs Checkpoint at Durres Port, free movement<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Customs authorities at the Port of Durres have cracked down on a fraudulent contraband scheme that included the import of medicine disguised as humanitarian aid. 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