17 March, 1997
Close to the Macedonian border, an alleged highway robber is forced to the ground and arrested by police. Lawlessness reigned in the small Balkan country when the hugely popular 'pyramid' investment funds collapsed. Many lost not only their savings, but their mortgaged homes and land as well.
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