DRUGS WORTH 45 MILLION EUROS 3 tons of ‘goods’, 9 Albanians in handcuffs A criminal group of 33 people is dismantled; the drugs came from Latin America through Albania. Fisnik Smajlaj and Zamir Oruçi, persons with criminal records, are arrested By AURORA KOROMANI The drug trafficking gang in Italy is dismantled, while 33 people have been arrested, including 9 Albanians. Italian media wrote yesterday that Guardia di Finanza authorities managed, after two years of investigation, to break up the criminal group, part of the Ndrangheta, and seize nearly 3 tons of drugs. Authorities in the neighboring state explained that, in addition to marijuana, the criminal group was also involved in trafficking heroin and cocaine. In addition, Italian media write that the drugs were believed... On page 6

By MENTOR KIKIA In a normal country and situation, the biggest problem a society faces is also the one that gets the full attention of politics in general,... Continued on page 25 Do the people’s concerns match the concerns of politics?

Handcuffs on the hired killer, suspected of carrying out the killing of Leonard Murati in Durrës (In photo:) The businessman executed in November 2014, Leonard Murati. (bottom right) The explosive device on “Pjetër Budi” street in Tirana, February 2014 THE SUSPECTED ATTACKS BY THE CRIMINAL GROUP 04.09.2014 - Premeditated murder, committed in collaboration in connection with the attempted crime to the detriment of citizen E.Ç. 25.06.2014 - Ibrahim Mani is executed with a firearm. 26 February 2014 - An explosive attack on Armando Ceka, businessman, Pogradec. Çela, Jurist Julian Çela and A.Sh. 18 November 2014 - Businessman Leonard Murati is executed in Durrës. Police arrest the 24-year-old from Elbasan, also accused of killing Ibrahim Mani with a silencer in June last year By KLODIANA LALA The criminal group suspected of carrying out the execution of the Durrës businessman Leonard Murati and a series of other crimes is uncovered. Three days ago,... On page 7

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Ylli Gurra: Didi told me that the 2 RENEA officers did not meet the physical standards On page 8

THE MINISTER: 3 CATEGORIES ARE SPARED FROM THE TEST Beqaj, the order: Nurses who are excluded from the test On page 10

Compensation payments ‘old’, how 9.65 billion lek are allocated On pages 12-14

The amnesty, the names of those for whom it is granted in Shkodër. Lezhë, the list of properties On pages 19-23

Sokol Feka’s mother: I am asking only for a place where I can mourn him On page 6

Majko: The government is doing a lot of publicity, it doesn’t know how to explain itself On page 2

“THE DECREE FOR ZHITI, I AM WITH NISHANI” Berisha: Basha did not talk with citizens, he made a mistake with the parking lots On page 4