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Albanian police enter the lawless village of Lazarat, 230 kilometers (140 miles) south of capital Tirana, wendesday, June 18, 2014, combing houses for drugs. Near-continuous gunfire rings out from the lawless village as hundreds police still battle well-armed marijuana growers trying to thwart a government crackdown. (AP Photo/Hektor Pustina)

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Albania seeks to bring law to Europe’s pot capital

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June 18, 2014 2:53 pm

Albanian police comb houses in Lazarat village, 230 kilometers (140 miles) south of capital Tirana, Tuesday, June 17, 2014, looking for cannabis and also suspects who shot at them. Hundreds of Albanian police, backed by armored vehicles, stormed a lawless southern village Monday after suspected marijuana growers allegedly fired rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and machine guns at officers during a drug raid. (AP Photo/Hektor Pustina)

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Albania battles gangs in Europe’s pot capital

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June 17, 2014 7:55 pm