Cretan scandal enters a new level: 49 detainees, drugs, extortion and even monastery lands. Among the accused is the archimandrite, and millions of euros and attempts to blackmail the clergy are flashing into the police dossier.
From drugs to the sale of monastery lands: the new head of the Cretan thriller
Continuation of history O mass arrests in Crete It exposes new layers of corruption. Hanya police opened a network that acted with a sense of complete impunity: trading in cocaine and cannabis, laundering of income through legal businesses, the use of legal banking operations, through the IRIS banking transfers and POS card readers for laundering “Dirty” money and transferring it to “White Economics”.
Archimandrite among the accused: the mafia in Crete loses fear pic.twitter.com/iwrmWeesql
– Athens News (@russianathens) September 2, 2025
The mafia sophisticated disguised her operations and demonstrated confidence that no one would touch her. But this time, the security forces brought the investigation to the prosecutor’s office, transferring 49 suspects.
Extortion at the church
Corruption in Crete, Archimandrite among the arrested. pic.twitter.com/djqezrmx0d
– Athens News (@russianathens) September 2, 2025
The investigation dossier opens an even gloomy page: The expropriation of the property of the Monastery of the Holy Trinity in Hanya. According to the organization, the organization “pumped” 1.5 million euros, and in one case tried to wrest from the hands of the clergyman with blackmail 200 thousand euros. The attempt fell off, but the traces remained.
Among the accused – archimandritewhich is charged “Incitement to systematic extortion” And “Incitement to severe bodily harm”. Two brothers-businessmen, whom local residents, also flash in the dossier associated with church intrigues and the struggle for influence.
Explosions, drugs and blackmail
The investigation indicates: the mafia was engaged in Not only drugs and money launderingbut also Bomb explosions, extortion and threats. The influence penetrated deep into the local communities, demonstrating the fact that The mafia is no longer hiding, but acts almost openly.
Accused in custody
From drugs to the sale of monastery lands: the new head of the Cretan thriller pic.twitter.com/sya4woauiw
– Athens News (@russianathens) September 2, 2025
48 detainees appeared before the judge, receiving 48 hours to prepare for the testimony. The first interrogations are scheduled for Thursday, September 4, for 30 accused, and will continue until Friday.
It is noteworthy that when the court arrives in court, many defendants behaved defiantly, shouting that this “Another invented organization”. The police ensured a rigid protection of the building, but scandalous statements scattered in the media.
Conclusion
History in Crete turns into a full Political and criminal series: from drug trafficking before the assignment of monastery treasures. And each new episode only confirms that the mafia in Greece feels at home, and the state increasingly catching up with events, instead of warning them.
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