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View all search resultsSiege ends in Albania 'cannabis kingdom'
Police on Friday brought an Albanian village known as'cannabis kingdom' under their control after a five-day siege that netted morethan 25 tons of marijuana and dozens of heavy weapons from traffickers
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olice on Friday brought an Albanian village known as'cannabis kingdom' under their control after a five-day siege that netted morethan 25 tons of marijuana and dozens of heavy weapons from traffickers.
Launched on Monday, the siege of Lazarat was the first major operation in a decade to crack down on a village considered a safe haven for drug producers and traffickers.
After an armed standoff that left a policeman and two civilians injured, the village 240 kilometers south of Tirana is now under police control, a police spokeswoman told AFP on Friday.
'At least 26 tons of marijuana were seized and more than 90,000 cannabis plants were destroyed during the five-day long operation,' said the spokeswoman Laura Totraku.
'Four laboratories including two for cannabis oil production were found,' she added.
At least six people were arrested in the operation to destroy Lazarat's huge drugs stockpile.
