Police arrest Albanian drug trafficker - Nova

CZECH NEWS AGENCY, Oct 22, 2005 8:40 PM

PRAGUE, Oct 22 (CTK) - Police have arrested a young Albanian who is suspected of trafficking in heroin and pervitine (meta- amphetamine), Nova commercial television reported today.

The suspect has been permanently living in the Czech Republic.

According to police, the man bought drugs from dozens of producers and dealers and exported them abroad, to Germany, National Anti-drug Centre chief Jiri Komorous told Nova.

Komorous added he expects police to arrest other suspects soon.

Czech detectives in cooperation with their German colleagues were monitoring the drug trafficker for several days. The man was arrested on a highway to Mlada Boleslav, central Bohemia.

The Albanian was taken into custody. If found guilty, he faces up to 15 years in prison.