extortion
Crime
Curious Case of Panayiotis Mavrikos: Body Identified, Mystery Over Cause of Explosion
Greek police are investigating the explosion of Greek publisher Panayiotis Mavrikos' Porsche while he was driving it on the Attica Highway on Thursday. The Acropolis newspaper publisher's charred body was pulled out of the car, with speculation rocketing regarding...
Crime
Crete: Two Criminal Organizations Dismantled
Greek Police were successful in dismantling two criminal organizations with 96 members active in Crete, in an operation that took place over the weekend.
According to Greek authorities, the two separate organizations had the same leader and were constantly taking part...
Greece
Ring of Ruthless Thugs Terrorize Greece
A ruthless ring of extortionist thugs responsible for terrorizing Attica, Corinth and Euboea have been uncovered by Greek police. Investigations revealed that the ring had a large number of ammunition in its possession, which they used to blackmail shop-owners...
Greece
Bulgarian Police Turns 4 Albanians Over to Greece
According to an announcement of the Interior Ministry in Sofia, the four Albanians that were arrested in Bulgaria under European Arrest Warrants have been turned over by the Bulgarian police to the Greek authorities.
The four Albanians have been wanted...