Police following leads in Mafia hit

The police investigation into Sunday's Mafia-style execution of 44-year-old Vangelis Zambounis, a prominent underworld figure, in the Neos Kosmos suburb of Athens is reportedly focusing on the release of a mobster from prison 10 days ago, the rumored reversal of his business relations in recent months and his possible involvement in the war between Russian-speaking smugglers.

Police are also focusing their attention on the similarities with the murders of Giorgos Mitsos and Mario Diamant, in November 2021. This evidence feeds scenarios even for the existence of an imported group of hired killers who have recently executed more than one death contract. Zambounis was considered in recent years as perhaps the most powerful figure of the Greek underworld, a major player in a multi-million-euro racket involving tobacco and fuel smuggling, protection in nightclubs etc.

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