Albanian police seized 2 tonnes of cannabis bound for Greece, their biggest haul of the widely traded drug, officials said on Monday.
The estimated street value of Sunday's haul at the southern crossing point of Kakavije is about 2 million euros ($2.97 million).
Successive Albanian governments have half-heartedly fought a losing battle with villagers planting the lucrative crop in their yards, orchards or on remote mountainous areas, especially in the south of the country.
Most of it goes to Greece, eventually finding its way to other European Union countries.
In this instance, the drug was packed into some 80 bags and hidden in a secret section of the truck, a police spokesman said. The driver had loaded the rest of the truck with slate, and initially told police he was on his way to Greece to pick up tangerines.
Truck driver was detained. Police and special anti-drug task force took part in the operation.
Reports say the smuggling was orchestrated by an international smuggler group. This is the largest quantity of hashish ever seized in Albania. (Makfax, Javno, Koha Shqiptare)
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