08/06/1999
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Zëri i Popullit

8 June 1999

SHEHU: IN PARLIAMENT

There is no need for a congress to revoke the decision to leave PAGE 3

ALBANIAN KILLERS ON THE RISE

Killers are back: 56 murders in May, 14 more than in April. Police step up their crackdown; clearance rate 72%

TREPÇA CREMATORIUM

100 bodies have been burned in the galleries of Kosovo’s famous mine PAGE 5

ALARMING

Society must be alerted; the police need help TIRANA—A total of 350 criminal offenses have occurred, 72 percent of which have been solved; there have been 107 thefts, 66 percent of which have been solved; there have been 10 cases of encroachment on private property, of which only two cases have been solved; there have been four cases each of smuggling and forgery, all of which have been solved. Sources at the Ministry of Public Order said that 376 suspected offenders had been registered, of whom 181 had been arrested, 101 detained, and 90 remained at liberty. PAGE 6

ILLEGAL MIGRANTS BY FERRY

The refugee trade: how the 10-million-mark business works PAGE 12

The Serbs want war with Albania

More than 80 artillery shells in Has and Tropojë PAGE 2

Albanian mafia “has become sophisticated”

Interior Minister in Durrës: There is no dialogue with criminals DURRES—Minister Poçi’s tour to inspect police work began in the coastal city of Durrës. Yesterday’s meeting “processed” the results of an inspection carried out by a team of ministry experts. Interior Minister, Poçi

THE RUSSIANS ARE DELAYING, THREATENING TO VETO

THE TALKS IN THE BLOCS FAILED. THE SERBS’ PROPOSALS DO NOT GUARANTEE THE SAFE RETURN OF REFUGEES PAGE 4