The Latest: 6 arrested in Albania for migrant smuggling

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Albania, a NATO member since 2009, has not been a major transit route for migrants through Europe so far, although small groups have tried crossing it to reach its northern neighbors. Each migrant would pay 900 to 1,250 Euros ($963 to $1330) for the illegal transport, prosecutors said. The migrants would then head to Kosovo hidden in trucks, then Serbia before trying to reach Austria or Germany. Convened by Austria`s interior and defense ministers, Wednesday`s meeting includes counterparts from the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Albania, Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo and Greece. The Latest on Europe`s response to the influx of migrants and refugees to the continent (all times local):12:50 p.m.Albanian prosecutors say that six people have been detained on suspicion of illegally smuggling refugees from Arab countries.