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Man arrested for carrying 600 grams of cannabis in backpack

The police's anti-drugs squad arrested on Wednesday a 22-year-old man at the port town of Rafina, eastern Attica, for carrying 600 grams of cannabis in a backpack. 

The drugs were hidden in a homemade package. The man, a foreign national, also lacked legal residence documents. 

Police said it is searching for a second suspect believed to be working with the 22-year-old. 

Balmy weather to continue this week

A man sits on a bench enjoying the winter sun in the seaside town of Rafina, in eastern Attica, on Saturday. Meteorologists expect temperate weather in most parts of the country up until Christmas, with balmy daytime highs averaging at between 13-14 degrees Celsius, and scattered clouds bringing a chance of brief showers in northern Greece.

Prosecutors bring criminal charges against 20 people over deadly Attica blaze

Following seven months of investigations into the deadly fires that killed 100 people and destroyed parts of eastern Attica last July, prosecutors on Tuesday brought charges of negligent arson, negligent manslaughter and grievous bodily harm through negligence against 20 current and former state officials.

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