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Cocaine smugglers linked to foiled attempt from Peru
The people arrested last week in connection with the shipment of 104 kilos of cocaine from Ecuador to Thessaloniki in a container of bananas had also previously attempted to import 5 tons of cocaine into Greece from Peru, according to the case file opened by the Narcotics Department of Thessaloniki, which handled the case.
Belgrade and Skopje Airports ‘Hubs for Illicit Activities’: Report
The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime, GI-TOC, a Geneva-based NGO, published a report on Monday warning that Balkan airports are vulnerable to organised crime and that Belgrade and Skopje airports in particular are regional hubs for illicit activities.
Thessaloniki police score big cocaine bust
More than 100 kilograms of cocaine were seized by police in Thessaloniki investigating a drug smuggling network.
According to reports on Tuesday, investigators have arrested nine suspects in what is being described as an ongoing operation against the racket.
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Mother to stand trial for deaths of two more children
A woman on trial for the murder of her eldest daughter in 2022, will stand trial for the deaths of her youngest two daughters as well, her lawyer has said.
Alexis Kougias also announced that he had requested that his client, Roula Pispirigou, be evaluated by two psychiatrists to determine if she suffers from Munchausen syndrome.
Istanbul police bust over 650 kilograms of meth
Istanbul police's anti-narcotic unit has seized over 650 kilograms of methamphetamine in the latest operation, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has informed.
The teams busted 654 kilograms of crystal and liquid methamphetamine in the operation carried out in the Beykoz district, Soylu wrote in a social media post, congratulating the unit.
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Drug lord sought with red notice nabbed in Istanbul
A drug smuggler wanted by Interpol with a red notice, Urfi Çetinkaya, has been detained in a villa in Istanbul's Sarıyer district along with five other people.
Istanbul police's anti-terror unit raided the villa with the support of special operations team on late April 11. He was then taken to the police station after a health check.
Cocaine worth €600,000 found on container ship
A shipment of cocaine with a street value of €600,000 was found on a container ship in Piraeus last Sunday, authorities have announced.
The cocaine, which was wrapped in 20 packages of cocaine, weighed about 17.5 kilograms.
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Two arrested in Thessaloniki for drug dealing
Two men were arrested in the northern city of Thessaloniki on Wednesday afternoon for possessing and selling drugs, local police said Thursday.
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Crime Ties Exposed in North Macedonia Medicinal Cannabis Boom
It was not the only case of suspect capital in North Macedonia's medicinal cannabis industry, a BIRN investigation has found, suggesting that a determination to promote the sector has led to lapses in the vetting of potential investors.
Excerpt from the 2001 White Paper of the Serbian Ministry of Interior. Photo by BIRN
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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