drugs

After a coordinated police operation on the Greek island of Mykonos, three men were arrested on Sunday morning accused of drug trafficking and running a prostitution business in cooperation with some of the island's most prominent businessmen. According to a Greek Police statement,...

Greece's drug agency EOF announced on Wednesday a temporary ban on the export of dozens of pharmaceuticals to the EU and other countries in order to avert a possible shortage caused by capital controls. "As an emergency measure to protect...

A criminal gang importing large quantities of cocaine into Greece has been dismantled in an operation by the Greek police narcotics unit on Tuesday. Four gang members have been arrested in Athens - three Albanian nationals and one Greek -...

Greek Drug Squad seized more than 300 kilos of heroin hidden in two trucks at the port of Patras, Greece, which were about to board a ship to Italy, authorities said on Friday, adding that the police operation is...

A priest was arrested along with a dozen other suspects on charges of involvement in a large weapons and drugs smuggling scheme that took place in Athens, Crete, and various regions of central Greece. A major police investigation was launched...

Executing another top secret operation, the Hellenic Coast Guard  discovered and seized about 986.6 kg of heroin on June 22. The heroin was found in a warehouse in the suburb of Koropi, Attica and is related to the drug cartel case, whose members were arrested...

Greek traders are warned to beware of fake 50 euro banknotes after police in Crete seized forgeries that experts say were likely printed in Bulgaria. Greece's Financial and Economic Crime Unit claimed that the counterfeit banknotes seized in Crete were manufactured in Bulgaria and fully resemble forgeries found...

On Iasonos Street in downtown Athens, a popular hangout for drug addicts, 27-year-old Michalis is looking for his dealer to buy his fix. Like most of Athens' drug users, he is constantly under pressure from police who, since last year,...

New generation drugs which have made their appearance in Greece targeting on women have spread fear. The date rape drug was located in Thessaloniki, where a 27-year-old man was arrested in possession of the drug. During a police control, the...

Shock has been caused by the new data released after drug-related investigations which actually demonstrate that every week some new narcotic substances come into circulation. In 2011, the number of new and emerging drugs was ten times bigger than that...