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Marijuana fields in Albania, Italian Gdf complete mission
So far destroyed 700,000 plants, value 7 billion euros
02 October, 16:38
(ANSA) - TIRANA - A mission of the Italian Guardia di Finanza (Gdf) in Albania for the location of areas where marijuana is cultivated was completed today.
According to a statement released by the Albanian police, thanks to a specialized aircraft of the Gdf and in collaboration with the University of Naples, 1,368 plantations have been identified during 36 flight missions carried out since last June.
Using information obtained from the Italian side, Albanian police destroyed more than 700,000 cannabis plants, an amount that according to local authorities would have provided about 7 billion euros to traffickers. (ANSA).
