Interior minister praises police operation on cannabis plants’ destruction

Interior Minister, Taulant Balla, has welcomed this Thursday the operation of the State Police, which has made possible the destruction of thousands of cannabis roots and the identification of the perpetrators. Through a post on social networks, Minister Balla declared that so far, 202 perpetrators have been identified nationwide, of which 111 have been arrested, […]

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