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—They were caught with 1 kg of heroin TIRANA — Two drug traffickers, one a Turkish citizen and the other an Albanian citizen, are appearing before the Tirana court. Laboratory analyses of the material seized at their home showed that 1 kg and 12 g of it was heroin.

TIRANA — Two drug traffickers, one a Turkish citizen and the other an Albanian citizen, are appearing before the Tirana court. TIRANA — it was pure heroin. They now face charges of possession and trafficking in narcotic substances. Once the investigation is complete, their criminal trial is expected to begin soon. Spiro Trako and Sefedin Sarai are the protagonists of the incident that took place in mid-August last year. The 44-year-old Sefedin Sarai, born in Shkup and resident in Istanbul, had been in Tirana for several months, concealing himself behind the profession of a trader. He was staying at the home of his friend in Tirana, 38-year-old Spiro Trako, a former officer released from service. Following a “blitz” operation by officers of the Capital’s Police Station No. 2, 1 kg and 12 g of heroin were found at their home. During the investigation, the accused claimed that the “goods” belonged to Nexhmedin Veliu, a Macedonian citizen. Immediately afterward, Interpol issued a search notice for him, as he had left Albania. The case against Veliu is separate from that of the first two. The trial panel will be chaired by the new President of the Tirana Court, Mr. Qazim Gjonaj. The charge against the Albanian-Turkish Sefedin Sarai is the second of its kind against him in eight years. In 1987, he was arrested and sentenced to four and a half years’ imprisonment after being found with 2 kg of heroin while transporting it from Turkey to Shkup. A. PEZA

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