{"id":78786,"date":"2025-05-22T19:22:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T17:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=78786"},"modified":"2025-05-22T21:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T19:13:10","slug":"6000-fines-issued-in-72-hours-in-tirana-14-drivers-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/6000-fines-issued-in-72-hours-in-tirana-14-drivers-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"6,000 Fines Issued in 72 Hours in Tirana, 14 Drivers Arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"275\">In the past 72 hours, police in Tirana have issued 6,000 fines for traffic violations. 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