Hellenic Police

Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chryssochoidis and China's Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong signed a police cooperation agreement Tuesday in Athens, strengthening ties between the two countries on key security issues.

Authorities have been alerted to the disappearance of a monk from the Xenophontos Monastery on Mount Athos. A five-member team from the Hellenic Rescue Team has been deployed, including a search dog and a drone, to assist in locating the missing monk.

A high-ranking officer in Greece's Narcotics Division, known for driving a luxury Lamborghini, has been arrested after being implicated in a cocaine trafficking scandal.

Shocking evidence has emerged in the investigation of a parliamentary police officer accused of raping his children. The complaint was filed by his wife, a police officer who has five children and is expecting a sixth. 

Five fuel stations were sealed by the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) in cooperation with the Hellenic Police after violations were discovered. The stations are located in Xanthi, Alexandria in Imathia, and Anoixi, Pikermi and Ilion in Attica.

The government is initiating changes in the operational doctrine of migration management following unfavorable developments in recent weeks, particularly focusing on Rhodes.

Hellenic Police data released on Sunday reveals that reported domestic violence incidents in the first 10 months of 2024 have nearly doubled compared to the same period in 2023.

During January to October 2024, 18,427 domestic violence cases were reported, a sharp increase from 9,860 cases reported in the same period last year.

The Anti-Terrorist Service is looking for answers to both the case of the explosion in Ampelokipi and the warehouse-yafka in Pagrati. The arrest of the 49-year-old philologist who paid the rent for the warehouse has so far given no new directions to the investigation, as he is a person who has not been previously charged with a traffic violation.

A 45-year-old Norwegian national is due to go on trial on Thursday in Kilkis, northern Greece, accused of the murder of an off-duty police officer in central Thessaloniki in December 2023.

Greek police seized firearms and explosives during a search of a storage unit in the central Athens neighborhood of Pangrati late Tuesday.