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Ioannina man arrested over large weapons cache

Police in northwestern Greece have seized an arsenal of weapons and ammunition from the property of a 76-year-old man on the outskirts of the town of Ioannina.

In an announcement published on Thursday, the Hellenic Police (ELAS) said that investigators acting on a tip-off raided the man's house and a nearby shed on Wednesday.

Two arrests in northern Greece over weapons, antiquities

A 60-year-old man has been arrested in Edessa, in northern Greece, after police say they raided and confiscated dozens of guns and ammunition found at his home. Investigators say the man, whose name has not been made public, had six assault rifles with three cartridges, five handguns with six cartridges, one revolver and more than 1,800 rounds. He is facing a list of weapons charges.

Northern Greece man arrested after discovery of antiquities' hoard

More than 1,000 antique coins and dozens of weapons have been seized during a raid on a residence in Imathia, northern Greece, police said Monday.

During the raid in the village of Alexandria, police found 1,061 copper coins, the majority of which have been identified by experts as dating from the 3rd-1st century BC, the Byzantine period and the Ottoman Empire.

Disgraced ex-hospital director arrested after armed altercation with son

The 62-year-old former director of Grevena Hospital, who was sacked in early June after it was discovered that he had used forged degrees to get his job, has been arrested after a row with his teenage son.

Police were called to the family’s home on Wednesday after neighbors heard shots being fired.

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