Igoumenitsa
Greek police officer with 225 pounds of marijuana in patrol car arrested
A police officer on patrol duty in northwestern Greece was arrested on drugs charges Friday for allegedly using his service car to smuggle marijuana, authorities said.
The suspect was detained in the port town of Igoumenitsa following a road chase, together with an Albanian man found to be riding in the unmarked police vehicle.
3 suspects, including 2 police officers, arrested for drug trafficking in Igoumenitsa
Three individuals, including two police officers, were apprehended on charges of drug trafficking in northwestern Greece in the early hours of Friday.
Cannabis haul in Igoumenitsa
Two people were arrested in the town of Igoumenitsa, Western Greece for the possession of 67 kilograms of raw cannabis contained in packages in their car.
They were nabbed on Sunday after police officers spotted what they deemed to be a suspicious car in the town and hailed it down for an inspection.
They found 45 packages of raw cannabis, weighing a total of 66.98 kilograms.
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Man in western Greece handed suspended sentence for animal abuse
A man was Friday given a 15-month suspended jail sentence and fined 5,000 euros by a misdemeanors court in the town of Igoumenitsa, western Greece, which found him guilty of beating a puppy for grabbing a chicken.
He was also ordered to pay for the cost of the trial. The court did not find any mitigating circumstances in the case. The dog has since found a new home.
Greek policeman, 98 other Greeks denied entry to Albania
Albanian police say a Greek policeman has been arrested after he was found with a pistol.
A statement Saturday said that 98 other Greeks were denied entry to the country due to a lack of documentation or being on a list of banned persons.
Man arrested in western Greece for possession of ancient coins
Port officials at the western town of Igoumenitsa arrested on Monday night a 42-year-old Turkish national for violating laws on the protection of antiquities, after discovering in his car numerous ancient artefacts during a routine check.
Doctors' union blames staff, ambulance shortage for woman's death
A 48-year-old mother of two died in Thesprotia in Western Greece because her local medical center was closed due to a doctor shortage and because there was no ambulance to take her to another facility, the union of public hospital workers (POEDIN) charged on Wednesday.
Investment groups prequalified for Egnatia Odos tender
Greece on Wednesday prequalified seven investment groups to take part in the second phase of a tender for the administration of the Egnatia Odos highway, privatization agency TAIPED said.
Nine groups bid for Egnatia highway privatization
Greece received on Friday nine expressions of interest for the long-term operation of its biggest motorway Egnatia, part of a privatization scheme launched under its bailout program.
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Greece invites expression of interest for Egnatia concession
Greece's privatization agency on Friday opened a tender procedure for a concession to run Egnatia Odos, a motorway running from west to east in northern Greece.
The contract is part of a privatization process launched by Greece under a multi-billion euro bailout accord with international lenders.