arrests

A U.S. flagged yacht sailing in the Gulf of Patras carrying 71 migrants, was stopped by authorities in western Greece on Wednesday. The yacht is believed to have been attempting to smuggle the migrants to Italy. The vessel was stopped following...

According to police reports on Monday, last week there were 45 people who were arrested in Crete for attempting to board an aircraft with fake documents. The individuals in possession of the forged documents were arrested during checks in Iraklio, Hania...

Greek police arrested four Turkish nationals for illegally crossing into Greek territory near the Evros River it emerged on Friday. The four, arrested on Thursday, will be led to a judge in the town of Orestiada who will decide whether to...

Police have reported that on Friday evening they arrested two tourists for prancing around in the nude at Crete's international airport in Irakleio, according to Ekathimerini.com. A 37-year-old Belgian man apparently stripped in the airport's departure lounge where he was...

The Anti-terrorism squad is on alert in Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece, after they unveiled a hideout in the area of Kolonaki downtown Athens and another one in the northern port city of Thessaloniki. The Greek Police Anti-terrorism squad are searching...

Greek police arrested members of three criminal gangs believed to be responsible for a recent spate of armed robberies in the Attica region. Police arrested a 25-year-old male member of a gang that allegedly committed nine armed robberies and attempted robberies in...

Greek Police have arrested five more debtors owing a combined 1.5 million euros to the state. The now infamous DIAS police motorcycle unit tracked down a 48-year-old man owing more than 550,000 euros, and a 45-year-old man from Alimos more than 806,000 euros in arrears. In Kifisia, a...

From the beginning of the year until September 30, 2013, the Greek police have proceeded with 2,267 arrests for debts owed to the public sector and other tax offenses. According to the statistics held by the relevant department of...

Four more members of the notorious hacking group "Greek Hacking Scene"  (GHS) —alleged representatives of the Anonymous in Greece— were arrested by officers of the Greek Cyber-Crime Department, earlier today. According to police officials the supposed leading subject was located in...

Police authorities announced on Monday that six people were arrested from many areas around Greece,  when police smashed a child pornography ring that traded images of sexual assault. Two local men and four foreign nationals were arrested in Athens, Salamina,...