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Kosovo Police Officers Arrested in Crackdown on Illegal Casinos

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September 22, 2020

Niji Narayan

Kosovo Police Officers Arrested in Crackdown on Illegal Casinos

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At least 10 police officers have been arrested in Kosovo during a large-scale operation to close down illegal casinos.

Police said it was the biggest operation of its kind ever carried out in Kosovo and followed a year-long investigation. Twelve illegal casinos were demolished and gambling machines seized

Jetish Maloku, chief prosecutor for the eastern district of Gjilan, said that police had arrested at least 35 people on suspicion of illegal gambling, prostitution, and trafficking people, guns and drugs.

At least 10 of those were border police who were alleged to have facilitated illegal cross-border activity.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.