Members of the Albanian special police stand guard at a checkpoint near the village of Lazarat June 16, 2014. REUTERS/Arben Celi
TIRANA (Reuters) - Police raided a cannabis plantation in a lawless Albanian village on Monday, exchanging fire with locals who responded with anti-tank grenades and heavy machinegun rounds.
There were no casualties in the gun battle in Lazarat, a village some 150 km (100 miles) south of the capital Tirana that has long been a no-go area for police who risk being shot at by drugs gangs.
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