Berisha on the exchange rate: The lek has become a “narkos,” Albania has turned into a washing machine for drug money

During his meeting with journalists, Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha spoke at length about the euro’s decline against the Albanian lek.

The Democratic leader made no concessions in his accusations, declaring that the national currency had been transformed into a “narkos.”

Referring to a Eurostat study, Berisha said that our country had de facto become a washing machine for drug money.

“The lek has become the strongest currency on the planet against the eurozone. We will no longer call it 5,000 lekë; we will call it narkos. This Eurostat study declares Albania to be the above-ground washing machine for drug-trafficking money,” Berisha said.

According to him, huge financial flows are pouring into Albanian territory, with containers filled with euros and dollars.

“Edi Rama’s Albania emerges as the deepest narco-state compared with any other country. Albanian citizens are paying the bill for this trafficking,” the Democratic leader concluded.