CUSTOMS SEIZE 1.5 TONNES OF INDIAN CANNABIS

Customs officials today announced they had found 1.5 tonnes of Indian
cannabis, discovered shortly after midnight on Saturday at the Kakavia
Greek-Albanian border post.

The cannabis was found in refrigerator truck travelling from Fier in
Albania. The cannabis was packaged into one-kilo bags and hidden in the
floor of the truck.

Driver Perparis Prapaz, 42, and co-driver Kastrati Kazim, 44, both from
Fier, were arrested. Both denied any knowledge of the drugs but will be
charged later today.

Authorities said the drugs probably came from a plant which began working
recently in the Fier region.

Last week, officials at the Krystallopigi customs post discovered over 1,
029 kilos of hashish when they searched a tanker truck which attempted to
enter the country from neighbouring Albania.

Checked-by: (Joel W. Johnson)