The Special Forces’ trap 34 people arrested

OPERATIONS IN DIBËR AND KRUJË “The local police were afraid to touch them” On page 9

The buses

Strikers seek help from embassies The striking intercity bus drivers are calling on foreign embassies for help. “This state functions only when it comes to foreign relations, and that is why we are pinning our hopes on the embassies,” says Ylli Bezhani, chairman of the Confederation of Trade Unions... On page 19

The chief of police

“Shkodër is no longer frightening” The Shkodër police are regaining the authority they deserve. After nearly five months of work, this is also declared by their top official, Colonel Bilbil Mema. Shkodër is no longer a terrifying city. It has law and order, like

LAZARAT, 3 days in the village where no police officer sets foot

SPECIAL REPORT / By our correspondent The checkpoint where Lazarat residents are thoroughly checked before crossing toward Gjirokastër On pages 6–7

The coalition now has rules of the game

The parties in the Alliance for the State coalition have ironed [?] out the problems they had among themselves by meeting around one table. r[?]gains the authority it deserves. by its terrifying city. It has law and order, like the rest of Albania, and the people’s confidence has grown. According to Mema... On page 15 Fatos Nano The coalition now has rules of the game The parties in the Alliance for the State coalition have resolved the problems they had among themselves by meeting around one table. “Each will assume responsibilities in accordance with the votes received from the electorate,” PS chairman Fatos Nano told the party leaders... On page 3

They are selling Kosovo women in Italy

Pristina reports: The traffickers come from Albania Ten people arrested Ten Kosovars and Albanians have been caught in Kosovo; they kidnapped girls and took them to Italy to force them into prostitution. The group operated mainly at night, and over the past three months dozens of cases of kidnapping Kosovo girls have been attributed to it; the girls were brought to Albania and then sent across to the other side, to the Adriatic coast. According to the “Kosova press” agency, this group, made up mainly of Kosovars, is also accused of dozens of crimes ... On page 5