He kills two in Durrës; finally, after two years, he is arrested They forcibly entered a doctor’s home; police put them in handcuffs. He kills two in Durrës; finally, after two years, he is arrested GAXHAI CAPTURED, HE KILLED TWO PEOPLE They forcibly entered a doctor’s home; police put them in handcuffs.

Minister of Public Order Poçi at the head of the police forces in Durrës Police arrest two people, Gaxhai and another man from Vlora. They ambush the “Citroen”: 2 dead and 4 wounded DURRËS—Another ambush involving cars, this time in the afternoon. Sources at the Durrës District Prosecutor’s Office told Zëri i Popullit late in the evening that at around 18:30–19:00 yesterday, near the city hospital, about 400 metres from the Prefecture Directorate building, there was another ambush involving cars. People, who are being identified, fired at a “Citroen” van with foreign license plates. First, an anti-tank weapon was aimed, but it did not fire; then, using automatic firearms, two young men, both 22 years old, Arben Paja and Ilir Xhunga, residents of neighbourhoods 18 and 15, were killed. Four people were also wounded, two of whom are in serious condition in hospital and two are out of danger. The Prosecutor’s Office announced that there had been an arsenal of weapons in the “Citroen,” including anti-tank shells. Until 22:30, efforts were being made to take the car out of Durrës and destroy it. Police blocked all crossings and exits from the city of Durrës in an effort to capture the perpetrators. The Prosecutor’s Office, highly reticent, said that two people had been detained, while yesterday evening the Minister of the Interior, Poçi, confirmed from the Durrës Police Directorate that the much-wanted killer Gaxhai and his companion had been captured. Police and the Prosecutor’s Office accuse him of yesterday’s massacre in Durrës. Gaxhai and another person were arrested minutes after they had forcibly entered a doctor’s house; the arsenal of weapons they possessed was also seized as material evidence. “ZP” correspondent

LATEST NEWS Poçi and Angjeli spend the night at the port of Durrës Large police forces, inspection at the port DURRËS—The Minister of Public Order and the Minister of Finance, at the head of large police forces deployed around the port, together with their police subordinates, began a wide-ranging operation at Albania’s main port, Durrës, late last night. After 22:00, hundreds of officers from the public order police, criminal police, special forces, and customs and tax police carried out a thorough inspection throughout the port of Durrës. The two ministers said late in the evening that the operation launched yesterday would continue as part of the strict measures planned in recent days against trafficking at Albania’s entry points. Everything has also been very well coordinated with NATO military forces, which have been stationed at the port for months and continuously monitor illegal activities. Minister of Public Order Poçi joined Finance Minister Angjeli in the evening after the successful arrest of the much-wanted Gaxhai.

5 KILLED, EXTORTION RACKETS COST YOU YOUR HEAD Police: They had imposed an extortion payment; the owner has them eliminated PAGE 16

This is the decisive moment for Albania’s economic and social future Vlora has the right to celebrate its victory, first and foremost over the injustice that people sought to inflict on this city, and I would like to say that 29 June has its realistic symbolism in Vlora.

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