An Albanian woman was arrested Friday morning in Igumenica with a large quantity of marijuana.

According to the police, as part of the targeted checks, the car the woman was driving and belonging to it was banned. In it, 80 packs of marijuana, weighing up to 60 pounds [86 kg] and 438 grams, were found.

Drugs and vehicles were confiscated, while a criminal case was filed against the arrested woman. Drugs were loaded on the green border with Albania and would be introduced into Greek soil.

The Albanian is expected to be sent to the First Century Prosecutor of Thessprotia.

Recently there is a reactivating of international drug trafficking from Albania to Greece. Greek police have seized about 1.4 tonnes of marijuana in Igumenica, Janina, Costur, Thessaloniki’s Volloina in the past 15 months.

The most numerous cases have been those of traffic from Saranda to Igunjnica, where nearly half the amount seized in Greek areas has been trafficked from this line. On one occasion even a drug – laden boat has been caught in Igumenica.

Source Layer: Insander