Over the past week, officers of the Thessaloniki Police Headquarters have made 26 arrests in cases of drug trafficking, trafficking and possession.
According to thestival.gr, police officers from the Anti-Narcotics Department (Thessaloniki Department) have begun to liquidate a large criminal organization and seize more than 260 kilograms of cocaine. According to the police, in the course of operational activities, a search was conducted at an enterprise in the Evosmos area with the involvement of special police dogs (trained to detect drugs). In a specially equipped cache located behind a built-in wardrobe, a travel bag was found, in which there were 5 packages of cocaine with a total weight of 5 kilograms 916 grams. In addition, the following were found and seized:
According to the police, checks to identify persons involved in the drug business are ongoing. In this regard, from last Sunday noon until this morning, a total of twenty-six people were arrested for drug violations, as well as some cocaine, heroin, marijuana and drugs in pills were seized. The detainees were taken to the competent prosecutor’s office.
As Athens News wrote earlier, a month earlier in Thessaloniki, during the arrest of members of the international network of cocaine drug dealers, 260 kg of cocaine were seized.
- heroin and amphetamine
- accurate electronic scales,
- Cell phones,
- 1 rifle
- 1 shotgun
- 11 rounds.
It is especially noted that during the search, a number of seals of public services and private companies, state license plates, as well as a number of documents and certificates, whose authenticity is verified.
It is recalled that on 05/09/2023, 10 people, including leading members of the organization, were arrested with the seizure of more than 104 kilograms of cocaine, and on 02/06/2023, as part of the ongoing investigation, 161 kg of the same drug was identified and seized. Since the beginning of the investigation and to date, a total of more than 270 kilograms of cocaine have been found and seized.
- heroin and amphetamine
- accurate electronic scales,
- Cell phones,
- 1 rifle
- 1 shotgun
- 11 rounds.
It is especially noted that during the search, a number of seals of public services and private companies, state license plates, as well as a number of documents and certificates, whose authenticity is verified.
It is recalled that on 05/09/2023, 10 people, including leading members of the organization, were arrested with the seizure of more than 104 kilograms of cocaine, and on 02/06/2023, as part of the ongoing investigation, 161 kg of the same drug was identified and seized. Since the beginning of the investigation and to date, a total of more than 270 kilograms of cocaine have been found and seized.
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