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The police operation in Lazarat was a five day long operation by Albanian police against cannabis cultivators in the village of Lazarat. as a part of a nation wide operation to quell illegal cannabis plantations around 800 heavily armed Albanian police officers attacked the mountain village of Lazarat. Armed drug gang members responded with fire from automatic rifles, rocket Launchers and mortars. After five days the police captured Lazarat and its surrounding fields. Fourteen villagers and Mafiosos were arrested. following the capture of the village the police destroyed around 91,000 cannabis plants and saplings.
Police operation in Lazarat (2014) | |||||||
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Part of War on drugs | |||||||
A street in Lazarat | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Edi Rama Artan Didi | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
800 policemen RENEA 2 helicopters Armored vehicles | 30 cannabis cultivators | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 wounded | 14 arrested |
Albania had for a long time been the largest producer of cannabis in Europe, which had hindered the countries effort to join the European Union. As a result of Albania's EU aspirations, Prime Minister Edi Rama initiated a country wide crackdown on illegal cannabis cultivation.