Criminal Group Uses Agencies to Skirt Laws

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Criminal Group Uses Agencies to Skirt Laws

ImageNaser Kelmendi has been identified as the leader of one of the best organized criminal organizations involved in drug trafficking in the region, with his sons as associates. But why are they allowed to carry weapons, supposedly for their protection, or to import armored cars from the US?

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