Albanian border police arrested seven people and seized 253 kilograms of cannabis as they tried to smuggle it into Greece on horses, police said Sunday.
The smugglers were caught by border guard as they were trying to pass southern Albanian frontier with Greece over the mountains, police said.
Police were searching for an eighth suspect thought to be the leader of the group.
On Wednesday, the coast guard in western Greece seized nearly a tonne of cannabis after pursuing a speedboat from Albania to the Greek coast.
Greece is a major market for drugs and illicit weapons smuggled from neighbouring Albania. According to international police reports, Albania is the main supplier of marijuana to Europe.
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