TIRANA, Aug 5 /ATA/ Minister of Interior, Taulant Balla, said on Saturday that the fight against the cultivation, trafficking and distribution of narcotics will be systematic.
Through a post on his “Facebook” account, Balla praised the State Police for engaging more than 6,000 police forces and 75 high-quality drones in anti-cannabis operations.
“The fight against cultivation, trafficking and distribution of narcotics will be systematic. Albanians expect us to clean our territory of illegal cultivation of narcotic plants. Today I congratulate the State Police which, like never before, engaged in this mega-operation more than 6000 police forces and 75 high-quality drones.”
Balla expressed his determination to crack down on crime and the results are tangible with 12 people arrested so far, including state police employees and 10 others prosecuted, over 17 thousand cannabis sativa plants uprooted as well as high amounts of money and other items seized. Illegal cultivation of cannabis has been a source of financing for criminal organizations. We need to cut this channels. Other operations are on the way,” Balla wrote.
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