1.   They rob die-hard travelers of a work or vacation day.

2.   And when not trying to kill each other, their members rob travelers, rape women, steal cars, deal in drugs and extort money from businesses.

3.   Brigands, armed with assault rifles, set up roadblocks at night to steal cars and rob travelers.

4.   A bandit gang that regularly robbed travelers were killed by frightened villagers.

5.   Armed gangs claim protection money from people, rob travelers and often kill those who refuse to pay.

6.   Armed gangs continue to rob travelers, extort protection money, and sometimes kill those who refuse to pay.

7.   Greek police want the multinational force to guard the Albanian side of a key southern border crossing, where mafia gangs regularly fight each other and rob travelers.

8.   Police say that armed gangs regularly fight each other in and around the Albanian border post, and rob travelers crossing the frontier.

9.   The Blida-Medea road is surrounded by mountains that provide cover for armed groups, which use such roadblocks to rob travelers.