THE SUPER-OPERATION WAS ANNOUNCED THREE DAYS EARLIER FOR THE CARGO THAT PASSED THROUGH 7 COUNTRIES Kristaq Kotro, the croissant producer: They took us away with a huge police force. I was waiting for the goods I had ordered from Belgium. There is one question: 200 kilos of cocaine and not a single arrest? Prosecutor’s Office: When we have news, we will say it By KLODIANA LALA “I am just a victim of all this game!” This is all the Gjirokastër businessman, Kristaq Kotro, owner of the company “Merentino”, can say. He was taken away by the police together with his partner, Dhori Simo, as suspects in cocaine trafficking from Colombia to Albania, right after a lorry loaded with palm oil arrived at the company’s premises. According to the prosecutor’s office, the 200 kilograms of drugs had been dissolved in the oil used for making croissants. It did not take long... Continues on pages 2-3

Part of the buildings are taken by the area’s owners (In the photo) Minister Sokol Olldashi (Right) Durrës beach Residents’ letter to Berisha: They threw us out of our homes, sold them to the gentlemen Sallabanda, Papakonstandini and Xhumari. These people are the aunt and cousins of Mr. Sokol Olldashi The municipality justifies itself: The right of first refusal belongs to the owners of the land. But the government, also in Durrës, pardoned houses by government decision for another 460 families, while only 70 lose the “chance” On page 18

Fines and principal sums are waived for obligations, 1% for buildings Ahead of the elections, obligations to Tax and Social Security are forgiven. Shortly before, obligations to KESH were erased By GENC KONDI The draft law providing for amnesty for undeclared money and assets, as well as the forgiveness of obligations to Tax, Customs, Social Security, plus the “erasure” of unpaid bills of citizens to KESH before the privatization of the distribution system, was approved yesterday by the government. Presenting to the ministers the draft prepared by the Ministry of Finance, the head of the Executive, Berisha, declared that it has very low rates... On pages 12-13

LIST OF NAMES OF THE BENEFICIARIES On page 8

Yesterday in “New York Times” By THOMAS L.FRIEDMAN David Kirkpatrick, the Cairo bureau chief for “The Times”, writes an article from Libya on Monday, where the key question also appeared, not only in Libya, but for the whole... Tributes with flags Continues on page 28

Today’s Opinion By ILIR DHIMA The situation of the harsh confrontations among political forces in this pre-election period is also contributing to a harmful cacophony,... On some of those “specific points” Continues on page 29

THE COALITION IS REGISTERED On pages 4-5

IN ELBASAN On page 19

THE DISPLACED On page 15