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Venezuelan Native Busted at Athens Int'l Airport Smuggling 3.5 Kilos of Cocaine in Children's Books

On Monday authorities arrested a 21-year-old Venezuelan national attempting to smuggle 3.5 kilos of cocaine at Athens International Airport, ekathimerini.com reports. The woman was traveling from Rio de Janeiro via Zürich and allegedly tried smuggling the cocaine in 6 children's books. It is...

Greek National Arrested in Turkey for Carrying Drugs

A 31 year-old Greek national from the island of Rhodes was arrested in Turkey for transporting 50kg of heroin from the neighboring country to Greece. The young man claims that he had no knowledge of what he was transporting...

Athens Police Arrest Bulgarian Woman Carrying 2.5 kg of Cocaine at Airport

On Friday the police at Athens International Airport arrested a Bulgarian woman who had hidden a total of 2.5 kilograms of cocaine in packages of powdered ice-cream, authorities have announced. The 29-year-old woman had traveled from the capital of Bulgaria,...

Greek Police Arrest Pharmacist Turned Drug Lord on Mykonos

Greek police have arrested a well-known Athens pharmacist who was the main trafficker of cocaine and hashish in Mykonos clubs. After a lengthy operation of the Attica Drug Enforcement Agency in Athens and Mykonos, police officers arrested the pharmacist and...

Greek Teens With Bad Habits: Sweet 16 Drinkers, Smokers, Junkies, Gamblers

The University Mental Health Research Institute of Greece studying addictive adolescent behaviors found that apart from smoking, drinking and narcotics, Greek teens also have a habit of excessive internet use, electronic games and gambling. The finding of the recent scientific...

Teen Spirit: Study Finds Greek Students Smoke, Drink, Do Drugs at 13 Years

The European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) revealed alarming statistics for Greek teenagers. The study, conducted on behalf of ESPAD by the University Mental Health Research Institute of Greece, found that teenagers begin to smoke...

Drug Bust: 15 Arrests in Huge Operation in Athens

A huge drug heist is underway by the Greek Drug squad. The operation has already resulted in the arrest of a 15 member ring -- including their leader who is a Balkan businessman and drug baron -- belonging to...

Greeks Trust Locally-Made Drugs But Don't Know They are Cheaper, Survey Shows

A majority of Greeks trusts domestically produced pharmaceuticals but are not aware that local generics are cheaper than imported drugs, according to a survey conducted by ALCO for the Pan-Hellenic Pharmaceutical Industry Union. Those taking the survey largely blamed...

Major Drug Dealing Ring Dismantled; Greek Police Officer Involved

Police dismantled a drug dealing ring that imported and distributed large quantities of drugs in Greece. Twenty members of the criminal organization were arrested in the wider Attica region as well as in Chania on Crete. Ten of the suspects are...

New Law in Greece Will Sentence Certain Drug Dealers to Life in Prison

Drug dealers involved in trafficking that would bring profits of more than 75,000 euros will be sentenced to life imprisonment regardless of the number of the accused, according to a new ruling of the Supreme Court plenum on Tuesday....