 In his report, Bolizza notes that "Lale Drecalou" (Lale Drekalov) and "Nico Raizcou" (Niko Rajckov) were the commanders of the Catholic Albanian Kuči ("Chuzzi Albanesi") which had 490 households and 1,500 men-in-arms described as "very war-like and courageous".This community had settled in the area of Kuči in the 16th century under Drekale's command.In 1614, Lale Drekalov was one of the chief participants and organizers of the assembly of Kuçi.