Here every male is armed, every family has stocks of arms and the Albanian police are either in league with bandits or overwhelmed by them.

Italy said it would provide "advice and assistance" to the Albanian police in their battle against the movements of the illegal immigrants.

The threat followed the recent arrest by Albanian secret police of five Egyptians whom American intelligence described as terrorists.

The Albanian police also announced that they had arrested "several" more people suspected as foreign Islamic militants on the basis of information from "foreign intelligence."

His life too, was put sometimes in danger by some persons, connected with the Albanian secret police.

Sali Ormeni (died 1951) was a colonel and former head of the Albanian police.

During the last 10 days in February, 100,000 gallons a day was taken into northern Albania by truck, the Albanian police have calculated.

The police team will also make specific recommendations on how the Albanian police can be helped in the short and medium term.

Today the rebels were preventing the local Albanians from crossing into Kosovo, on the orders, they said, of the Albanian police.

Vasilios Sahinis, became targeted by the Albanian police.