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Albanian Who Fled Persecution In Former Yugoslavia Charged With Hauling 68 Pounds Of Pot In NJ Albanian Who Fled Persecution In Former Yugoslavia Charged With Hauling 68 Pounds Of Pot In NJ
Albanian Who Fled Persecution In Former Yugoslavia Charged With Hauling 68 Pounds Of Pot In NJ A native Albanian who found asylum after entering the United States illegally more than two decades ago was charged with transporting 68 pounds of pot through Bergen County. Flamor Djokovic, a 37-year-old restaurant owner from Michigan, was stopped and arrested in Lodi on Tuesday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Djokovic was 14 when his family smuggled him out of the former Yugoslavia in 1999 amid what their lawyer at the time said was persecution for their political and social activities -- specifically for helping Albanians in Montenegro and providing safe passage to Albania f…

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3 Children Left Behind As Clifton Parents Deported To Albania 3 Children Left Behind As Clifton Parents Deported To Albania
3 Children Left Behind As Clifton Parents Deported To Albania Three Clifton children were forced to say goodbye to their parents who were recently deported by immigration officials to Albania. Neta Pukri on Tuesday was placed on a flight from Newark Liberty International Airport and her husband Vitor was sent in March, NorthJersey.com reports. More than $5,500 had been raised for the Pukri family as of Wednesday on a GoFundMe. Vitor Pukri was deported in March, and then his wife, Neta, was arrested while waiting for him at the airport. She was being held in Hudson County Jail up until Tuesday evening, when she was forced on a plane at Newark Liberty …

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by Cecilia Levine
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The Rundown: These Stories Topped Bergen County News This Week The Rundown: These Stories Topped Bergen County News This Week
The Rundown: These Stories Topped Bergen County News This Week Busy week? Here's a rundown of the top news stories in Bergen and Passaic counties this week: SURVIVOR: A 16-year-old Northern Highlands High School sophomore from Saddle River jumped from the top level of a five-story parking deck Tuesday morning at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus. He was expected to survive, a source with direct knowledge of the incident said Wednesday. BOX TRUCK KILLS BOY ON BIKE: A young boy was struck and killed by a box truck in Garfield while riding a bicycle Tuesday morning. The 12-year-old had emigrated to the U.S. from Albania days earlier. CAREN Z. TURNER: Form…

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by Cecilia Levine