Directorate of Criminal Investigations

Europol: International cigarette smuggling ring dismantled with the help of the “Greek FBI” – three arrests in Greece

The Organized Crime Units have successfully dismantled a criminal organization involved in the illegal production and trafficking of tobacco products, as part of a joint operational action (JAD) at the European level, under the auspices of Europol and coordinated by Eurojust.

Ilia: Over 300 kg of gunpowder & weapons hidden in the house of a 73-year-old man

A large quantity of powerful explosives, equivalent to 100 kilograms of TNT, weapons, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition were found by police officers of the Assafety Ilida in the home of a deceased man in the municipal community of Peristeri.