Minister meets Shkodran merchants, promises concessions

ANGJELI INSPECTS IN LEZHË - SHKODËR - HANI I HOTIT PAGE 6

Bandits hide at “Shën Ndou”; police surround the mountain, capture 4

The anti-crime operation in Laç continues: searches, detentions, arrests, hundreds of weapons seized They seized 104 automatic rifles, 175 rifles, 285,000 cartridges, 4,200 grenades

Berisha must face the law

opinion Berisha must face the law Braho: Memia, the chief bandit at the head of the gangs Crime link

HIT HARDER, LET'S DO IT TO THOSE BUILDING THERE...

Police arrest Paulin Kalthi and Afrim Vena

Searches at the 17 homes of those identified as participants in the crime LAÇ - According to information from the Ministry of Public Order, police forces, ar-

Police: We seized 40 kg of heroin from the gang in Durrës

The gang's profits reached 100 million lekë per month TIRANA - As for drug trafficking, according to the information available in

Prosecutor: The police commissioner was struck on the head

Forensic experts examined the injuries on the commissioner's head yesterday TIRANA - Commissioner Mema was in the city center when several

Searches at the 17 homes of people identified as participants in the crime

LAÇ — According to information from the Ministry of Public Order, police forces managed to identify 17 people, of whom Paulin Zef Kalthi and Afrim Asllan Vena have been detained. LAÇ — forces managed to identify 17 people, of whom Paulin Zef Kalthi and Afrim Asllan Vena have been detained. Searches carried out at suspicious homes, for which there was reliable information that they were hiding places for the group of criminals, resulted in the seizure of a whole arsenal of weapons.

The gang’s earnings reached 100 million lek a month

TIRANA — As for drug trafficking, information held by the Ministry of Public Order shows that the largest quantity of drugs seized in Albania was 40 kilograms, hidden in a car from Laç. This is the largest quantity of drugs seized at the Port of Durrës. Three police license plates were identified in the homes of people suspected of being members of this network.

Forensic experts examined yesterday the wounds on the head of the commissioner[?]

TIRANA — The police station chief, Mema, was in the city center when several masked people dragged him into a home and struck him on the head with blunt objects. After repeatedly hitting and assaulting him, the masked men withdrew, partly compelled to do so by the owner of the home where they were hiding Mema. SPECIAL REPORT, PAGES 2–3

Nano: Albanian political factor gives the OK to the creation of the Pan-Albanian Forum

Socialist leader Nano meets the leaders of Albanian political parties in Macedonia, Macedonian President Trajkovski, and Prime Minister Gjeorgjevski • Nano–Trajkovski: Macedonia should integrate Albanians according to Euro-Atlantic standards • Nano–Gjeorgjevski: Free movement in the Albania–Macedonia border region will begin soon PAGE 5 In the photo: Socialist Party chairman Fatos Nano

Meta: The Balkans are moving toward democracy, away from divisive intolerance

Meta at the Marshall Center; he will then continue his visit to the State of Bavaria Germany: concrete cooperation with Albania; the Government’s acceleration of reforms is welcomed PAGE 5

Zog’s massacre in the North

BARBARITY Unknown photographs of King Zog’s deeds Zog’s massacre in the North — after returning to power with the help of the Serbs, Ahmet Zogu led the great massacre in the north of the country, where the strongest core of the ’24 revolution was also located. In the photo: The lifeless body of the “Old Man of the Mountains,” People’s Hero Bajram Curri. He was killed by Ahmet Zogu’s mercenaries on 29 March 1925. PAGE 24

The crime–politics link must be broken

Braho: Memia, chief bandit at the head of the gangs The crime–politics link must be broken Brokaj: The Laç incident was against the organized deployment of the police

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• Albania, the first country from which people will be able to emigrate legally to Italy even without a guarantee .................... 6 • Privatization of the Commercial Bank, the “counter” for credit to the economy and business ............................ 7