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Video Surfaces from the Moment Katsifas Clashed with Albanian Police

A short video showing showing 35-year-old Konstantinos Katsifas holding a rifle while walking in the village of Bularat (Vouliarates), near the Greek-Albanian border, was released by private Albanian broadcaster Report TV on Monday evening. Katsifas is apparently dressed in combat gear...

Who Was Konstantinos Katsifas; the Greek Killed by Albanian Police in Northern Epirus

Konstantinos Katsifas was a 35-year-old ethnic Greek, who was born in northern Epirus' village of Burat (Vouliarates), close to the Greek-Albanian border. He was shot dead by the Albanian ”Rinea” special forces near his village, after an exchange of fire...

Albanian Police Kill Greek Who Raised Greece's Flag in Northern Epirus after Allegedly He Fired at Them

A 35-year-old Greek, named Konstantinos Katsifas, was shot dead by the Albanian ''Rinea" special forces near the village Bularat (Vouliarates) in Albania's northern Epirus region, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from the Greek-Albanian border. According to Albania's Top-channel portal, the 35-year-old...

Greek and Albanian Police Arrest Fugitive Ilir Koupa

After continuous and close cooperation over the past few months between the Greek and Albanian police authorities, Albanian fugitive Ilir Koupa was arrested earlier on Saturday in Albania. The Greek police’s Ilir Koupa task force, which was set up after the escape of...

Greek Police Detain Six Albanians for Harvesting Rare Herbs

Six Albanian men were arrested by the Greek police near the border that separates the two countries for illegally harvesting a wild mountain herb. Police seized 10 horses and more than 130 kilograms (250 pounds) of primula veris, or cowslip,...

Greek Police Bust Network of Albanian People Smugglers

A people-smuggling network based in Athens that tried to get Albanian migrants into the UK, has been busted by the Greek police, in cooperation with Albanian and UK authorities. The gang provided Albanian migrants with fake Greek and Cypriot passports, in an...

Border Police 'Lay Down the Law' for Albanian …Herb Tea Smugglers

Border police in Florina and Kastoria have arrested more than seven Albanian nationals in the last month for illegal smuggling in the Prespes region, confiscating more than 200 kilos of contraband goods. Instead of the usual drugs or cigarettes,...

Albanian Officials Demand Probe into Death of Albanian Man in Custody of Greek Police

A 29-year-old convicted robber allegedly jumped to his death when he leapt out of the window at an Athens police station when he was told he could face additional charges for other crimes, the Greek authorities have reported. Pellumb Marnikolaj,...

Policeman, 2 Albanians Dead in Firefight in Northwest Greece

In yet another showdown between police and undocumented migrants, a police sergeant and two Albanians were killed in a shootout near Greece's northern border at dawn on Dec. 8. Police said a patrol of three officers came across the Albanians...

Greek Police Arrest Third Albanian Escapee

The third Albanian escapee, Reis Haxhiraj, was arrested a short time ago, at a distance of about 2 km from the spot of yesterday's arrest. The Albanian was detected by a trained police dog. Haxhiraj, who has been sentenced to 13...

Police Looking For Albanian Escapees in Prousos

It is a matter of time before the police find the dangerous Albanian escapees, Mario Kola and his accomplices. The giant operation for apprehending the criminals is in process with research now focused on Prousos, Eurytania. According to the police,...

Albanian Man Arrested For Impersonating a Police Officer

A 22-year-old Albanian was arrested on Tuesday for impersonating a police officer, while the police are still searching for his Albanian accomplice. According to the police, the two men set up a police siren in their car, pretending to be...

Bulgarian Police Turns 4 Albanians Over to Greece

According to an announcement of the Interior Ministry in Sofia, the four Albanians that were arrested in Bulgaria under European Arrest Warrants have been turned over by the Bulgarian police to the Greek authorities. The four Albanians have been wanted...

How Police Unraveled the Murder of Caroline Crouch by Her Husband

The murder of young wife and mother Caroline Crouch in the quiet Athenian suburb of Glyka Nera on May 11 shocked the country.

Six Greek Police Officers, Prisoners Placed in Quarantine after Coronavirus Exposure

Six Athens police officers, along with an unspecified number of detainees, were placed into quarantine for two weeks after one of the incarcerated men tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday. The Albanian detainee had been at the Omonoia Square...