Obraćajući se parlamentu krajem oktobra, ministar unutrašnjih poslova Lulzim Basha je izjavio: "Ima kriminala, ali ima i borbe protiv kriminala." Samo par dana prije toga, u Vlori je ubijen jedan visoki policijski zvaničnik, a u jednoj općini u okrugu Kukes je iz vatrenog oružja ubijen načelnik.
Addressing parliament in late October, Interior Minister Lulzim Basha said "There is crime, but there is also the fight against crime." Just a few days before, a senior police officer was killed in Vlora and a mayor was shot dead in a municipality in Kukes district.