Albania

Albania Destroys Marijuana Worth $8.2 Billion

Albania's Interior Ministry says the country's authorities have destroyed 102 tons of marijuana and 530,000 cannabis plants since March with an estimated market value of 6.4 billion euro ($8.2 billion) this year

Massive Cloud of Marijuana Smoke Hangs Over Albanian Village

Plumes of pungent smoke rise above the small but prosperous southern Albanian village of Lazarat, while gunfire and the occasional rocket-propelled grenade or even mortar greet the police advance.