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Greek Police to Hire Resident Foreigners

Greek police are to start hiring resident aliens, a government minister has announced. Deputy Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas, according to a report in Ta Nea newspaper, cited the example of the U.K. which previously overturned a 170-year-old ban on...

Greek Police Believe Serbian Man Arrested Could Lead to Chief of Cocaine Ring

A 33-year-old Serbian man arrested for the 135 kilograms of cocaine found in an apartment in Athens, is believed to be the guard of the drugs, who was directly connected to the mastermind of the ring that brought the...

Greek Police Arrest Two Men for Arson in the Peloponnese

Hellenic Police (EL.AS) on Monday arrested two men on arson charges in connection with a series of fires in Ilia, in the Peloponnese, during the weekend. The two men are Greek, aged 31 and 29 respectively, and police believe they...

Greek Police Campaign for Tourists: 'Stay Safe in the City of Athens'

The Attica General Police Directorate on Thursday set a pavilion at the Acropolis archaeological site providing information to foreign visitors for a safe stay while in Athens and surrounding areas. This is part of a Hellenic Police campaign entitled "Stay...

Greek Police Dismantle International Cocaine Smuggling Ring

Greek police have dismantled an international ring of drug smugglers who were using an inventive way to move large quantities of cocaine from Latin America to Greece. Specifically, the Hellenic Police (ELAS) have arrested over 20 people from Greece, Europe...

Two Policemen Injured in Clashes With Anarchists in Athens

Two Greek police officers were lightly injured on Thursday night after attacks by anarchist groups in the Exarchia area in central Athens. According to the Hellenic Police, a little before 10:00 pm a group of about 30 people wearing hoods...

Greek Police Ban All Demonstrations on Thursday to Prevent Police Union Rally at Exarchia

Greek police has banned all demonstrations in Athens on Thursday in order to prevent a protest rally of the Pan-Hellenic Federation of Police Officers (POASY) at Exarchia Square. The controversial issue of the police union demonstration at Exarchia has caused...

Stray Bullet Threatens Student in Menidi, Two Weeks After Fatal Incident

A 14-year-old junior high school student was almost hit by a stray bullet in Menidi, Attica, on Sunday, only two weeks after another stray shot killed an 11-year-old boy, according to the Hellenic Police. The 14-year-old girl was playing with...

Greeks Arrested on Beach in France With 1.5 Tons of Cocaine During Rescue Operation

A rescue operation off the coast of southwest France uncovered 1.5 tons of Cocaine. An Inflatable boat with passengers that were in danger were pulled by rescuers who then discovered parcels filled with cocaine on the beach. The cocaine-filled parcels...

Interpol to Aid Greek Police in Medical Equipment Theft Case

Hellenic Police (EL.AS) has sent a formal request to Interpol asking for information on the repeated cases of medical equipment theft in Greece, a Kathimerini daily report says. On May 15, 500,000 euros worth of medical equipment were stolen from...