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Weapons and Ammunition Found Inside Mosque in Xanthi, Greece
Greek police on Tuesday, discovered weapons and ammunition inside a mosque in the city of Xanthi, northeastern Greece.
According to exclusive information released by newspaper Ekathimerini, Greek security services received a heads up some hours ago to check on a...
Crime
The Greek Police, a Weapons Smuggling Ring and Frozen Meat Packaging
An undercover investigation in Chania, Crete, ended with the arrest of five police officers who played a role in smuggling weapons and ammunition in frozen meat packaging. The officers, charged with participating in a conspiracy ring and arms smuggling,...
Crime
Greek Police Uncover Weapon Stash in Attica
Greek Police discovered a weapon stash in a warehouse on Marathonos Avenue, Attica close to Athens.
Police found rocket launchers, kalasnikov guns, handguns and hand grenades inside the warehouse, according to Greek media reports. Six cars, two motorcycles and one truck were...
Crime
Weapons and Explosives Found at Professor's Home in Northern Greece
A Greek police anti-terrorist unit raid revealed military-grade weapons and explosives in Kozani, in the home of a 57-year-old university professor.
Specifically, police found two military rifles and 2,000 bullets, 10 hand grenades, explosives and other military equipment in the...
Crime
Greek Priest Arrested in Gun and Drug Smuggling Case
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...
Greece
Police Find Weapons in Athens Hideout, Arrests Made in Thessaloniki
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...
Greece
Weapons Confiscated at Greek-Albanian Borders
The police station of Epirus has detected 2 kalashnikofs, 3 weapon's magazines, 66 fuses, 1 bayonet and 1 grenade in a forest area of the municipality of Amarantos-Konitsa, located within a stone's throw of Greek-Albanian borders.
Policemen estimate that...
Greece
Greek Companies Launder Money for Bulgarian Mafia
An estimated twenty five Greek companies provide cover for the Bulgarian mafia, acting in northern Greece.
The information comes from a joint probe of Bulgarian and Greek police, cited by the Bulgarian 24 Chassa (24 Hours) daily. The Greek companies...