Noose tightens around Mykonos mafia

In the wake of last week's murder of 54-year-old engineer/surveyor Panagiotis Stathis in Athens, police authorities are coming down heavily on rival gangs vying for dominance in areas such as entertainment, catering and property sales on the island of Mykonos. 

A 44-year-old with links to organized crime on Mykonos was arrested on Wednesday for the murder of Stathis, who was professionally active on the island for decades.

Meanwhile, also on Wednesday, Supreme Court prosecutor Georgia Adeilini called for crimes by local mafias in Mykonos, other Cycladic islands, Attica and Thessaloniki to be fully scrutinized, assigning the investigation to a special prosecutor.

According to the case file against the 44-year-old, he had been part of a racket involved in homicides and kidnappings - including that of shipowner Pericles Panagopoulos - as well as extortion and...