Macedonian police, in cooperation with the Customs Administration, busted yesterday an international drug trafficking ring and seized 350 kilos of high-quality marijuana, which from Albania via Macedonia and Greece should have reached the West European market, most probably the Netherlands.

Five of the seven suspects, all Macedonian nationals, have been arrested.

Wholesale price of the seized marijuana on the narco-market is about US$ one million, while the retail one may multiply the sum, depending in which West European country it was to be sold, Minister of Interior Affairs Gordana Jankuloska told a press conference on Tuesday.

Vice-Premier and Finance Minister Zoran Stavreski said the successful operation of the police and Customs Administration presented yet another example of fruitful functioning, coordination of the two institutions - the most responsible ones for combating crime and securing the state borders.