THE COURIER REALD HYSOLLI GOT PAST THE CHECKPOINTS BECAUSE HE STAYED DRESSED AS A POLICEMAN DRUG WIRETAPS “We returned the wedding gift, we didn’t like it” Investigators reveal the details of operation “Dasma”, in which 229 kg and 683 g of narcotics were seized: when the drugs were not of good quality, they were sent back to Kosovo By AURORA KOROMANI The trafficking of cocaine from Kosovo to Albania and further on to EU countries was planned to operate like organizing a wedding, where the main protagonists would be the cocaine coming from Latin American countries. Sources from the investigative group say that during the wiretaps of the group, among the most talked-about narcotics traffickers in the country, it emerged that throughout they used such codes, making every action seem as if everyone were preparing for the successful completion of a wedding. In this case, everything fit, since some time earlier the “brain” of this group, 50-year-old Valentina Tufa, also known as “Tezja”, had engaged her daughter. According to the investigative group, after this engagement, the trafficking group, whose leader is the 46-year-old wanted man Gëzim Cela, had as their only goal the successful completion of the “wedding”, ... Continues on page 5

INVESTIGATORS: THE OTHER LEAD, DEBTS On page 11

Today’s Opinion By JORGO MANDILI “Education in the world today is undergoing a Copernican revolution, the greatest of all time.” You cannot find a more excellent phrase and ... Without a Copernican revolution in education, there is no future Continues on page 24

Today’s Opinion By PETRIT HALITI Even after the Ukrainian crisis and Russia’s emergence on the international stage with unprecedented aggressiveness, materialized through the annexation ... Does the EU gain anything from prayers to Russia? Continues on page 25

INTERVIEW/ The first Albanian ‘Miss’ in a profile different from the usual one (In the photo:) Valbona Selimllari today and at the “Miss Globe” event, where she represented Albania Videofest, Leonora Jakupi wins. Here are the singers who were left dissatisfied. Nora Istrefi on the red carpet in an outfit identical to Beynce... By ADELAJDA XHAMANI Television has an unwritten rule, according to which screen personalities should be smiling, should appear happy, should show love for the public, but also for one another. Valbona Selimllari ... On pages 15-19

SPEECH AT THE VATICAN: I AM HAPPY On pages 2-3

PYRAMIDS On page 6

PROMISED TO REPEAL IT On pages 8-9

ELBASAN On page 10

I WILL SPEND THE HOLIDAYS IN ALBANIA On page 12