17/02/1999
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Zëri i Popullit

17 February 1999

Italy, once again the main partner

THE MEKSI MINISTRY TAKES STOCK OF TRADE WITH ITALY :

140 times at sea against smuggling

MINISTER ANGJEI MEETS THE ITALIANS OF EURODOGANA, CAM-SEA PAGE 5

100 ANTI-CRIME YOUNG MEN

Albanian “Delta Force” units are being formed. Special weapons and helicopters at their disposal to fight terror They will operate in groups of ten. Just like NATO commandos. Young men aged 20 to 35. The Farka helicopter regiment will also be at their disposal.

“Two fundamentalists in handcuffs”

They were found with automatic weapons, ammunition, grenades and a two-way radio TIRANA—Two more Islamists have ended up behind bars. Sources in the Albanian police said yesterday morning that, late on Monday evening, two foreign nationals, religious missionaries in one of the many associations operating in our country, were arrested. Identified by the initials A.B. and I.K., the foreign Islamists are accused of document forgery. The arrest of the aforementioned individuals at the premises of the religious association was made possible by a carefully organized operation, professionally directed by the capital’s police. Bin Laden, the leader of the fundamentalists PAGE 2

DIARY I build speedboats legally

The tourist motorboat manufacturer, Graziano Pardini, speaks: “They ask for time, yours, mine, or some politician’s, for the trafficking of illegal migrants” PAGE 6

Korça in the grip of Kalashnikov terror

KORCE—Several crimes have taken place in Korçë over a period of three to four days. Revenge has made its way onto the boulevard, riding in a luxury “Benz” or seeking to settle scores. Events worthy of a screenplay for a police-themed film. PAGE 13

Students abandon classes

1,700 pupils at eight-year schools have left their desks PAGE 8

3 criminal offenses in 45 days

MALESIE MADHE—“Everything with the police starts with discipline.” The chief of this district’s police station reveals to “Zëri” all the secrets of his work and how he managed to reduce crime in the district. PAGE 14

CURRENCY

Dollar 140.90 Euro 157.50