Albanian police in the southern region of Gjirokaster detained 35 illegal immigrants from Syria, Eritrea and Somalia, and arrested three people on human trafficking charges, according to ATA. Official police sources in the southern region said Monday that illegal immigrants were detained during an operation near the "Uji i Ftohte" area, along Gjirokaster-Tepelene road segment. According to police sources, illegal immigrants had entered Albanian territory two days ago, whereas three main suspects were arranging their illegal transport and trafficking. Officials estimate that Albanian Border Police in Gjirokaster have detained over 2,000 illegal immigrants mainly from Somalia in 2013.