Greece a hub for drug and human trafficking, police report shows

Criminal gangs operating in Greece make more than an estimated 100 million euros annually from crime, with drug and migrant trafficking being the two major illegal activities recorded in the country, the Greek police said in its 2017 report on serious and organized crime.

The findings of the report, which are published exclusively in "K", make extensive reference to the involvement of foreign mafias in property-related crimes, such as thefts, burglaries and armed robberies, while police highlight the ability of incarcerated criminals to manage their illegal activities from prison.

"We verified the participation in criminal activities of people who are incarcerated," the report noted.

The trafficking of migrants continued to be the biggest illegal activity in the country last year and the number of traffickers arrested by police increased compared to 2016....