Albania made global headlines and "placed itself on the cannabis map" in 2013 when the Albanian State Police (ASP) tried to shut down production in Lazarat, one of the heaviest …

Apr 12, 2021 · Large-scale cannabis cultivation in Albania dates to the early 1990s, not long after the fall of the country’s Communist dictatorship, when the parlous state of the Albanian …

Aug 8, 2014 · Channel 4 News visits Albania’s onetime wild west, where marijuana producers were making billions of dollars in profit until the law, and the EU, caught up with them. We had …

Jan 13, 2023 · The beating to death of Tomasz Waga in Cardiff by three members of a crime gang from Albania, is the latest deadly example of ongoing cannabis farm wars in the UK …

Oct 8, 2013 · The Albanian capital of marijuana is located there: the notorious village of Lazarat. In a mountainous area, 30 kilometers from the Greek border, with a population of about 3,000, …

Dec 1, 2016 · Albania has become the largest producer of outdoor-grown cannabis in Europe. The potent plant has been described as "green gold" for struggling farmers. In a poor nation, …

Nov 25, 2019 · For years, Albania has been Europe’s cannabis hub, but it’s only recently that other countries have started to realise this. Cannabis production is prolific here, though …

Sep 2, 2021 · Police in Spain have arrested 107 people and raided 51 indoor cannabis farms during a crackdown on an “industrial-scale” drug operation run by an Albanian gang.

May 10, 2022 · Germany, Albanians on Trial for Turning Hotel into Weed Farm KRISTO KOTE Current Event Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Two Albanians, 32-year-old Erblin S. and 21-year-old …

Oct 21, 2024 · Police say they are cracking down on Albanian criminal gangs who smuggle people into the UK and force them to work in cannabis farms. Greater Manchester Police …