Illegal drug trade

A drug trafficking ring operating in the Athens area, which was distributing pink cocaine, has been dismantled by officers from the drug enforcement unit of the Greek Police (ELAS).

Following a major operation, a 30-year-old suspect has been arrested. Two additional individuals, aged 33 and 23, are currently being sought in connection with the case.

In two houses in Athens and Agia Paraskevi, Narcotics Division officers have found about 1 kilogram of pink cocaine, called TUSI, which is highly expensive.

In addition to the 30-year-old man who was arrested, police have identified a 33-year-old Greek and a 23-year-old foreigner for involvement in the drug trafficking.

See photos of the ELAS findings

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, is currently under formal investigation by French authorities due to alleged illicit activities on the messaging platform. As part of the investigation, Durov has been barred from leaving France. He was detained by French authorities at an airport outside Paris, following an arrest warrant issued against him.

Authorities have detained 336 suspects in a sweeping operation targeting drug manufacturers across Türkiye, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Aug. 27.

The coordinated raids, which took place across 49 provinces, resulted in the seizure of 2.42 tons of drugs and around 890,000 pills.

Police officers of the Anti-Narcotics Sub-Division of the Attica Security Directorate conducted an operation yesterday at noon at a house in the settlement of Agia Sotiras in the area of Acharnon, where drugs.

A 27-year-old man accused of violating the law on addictive substances, weapons and violence against police officers was arrested yesterday afternoon in the area of Voula.

The arrest was made by men of the subdirectorate of the Drug Enforcement Department of the Attica Security Directorate.

Two individuals, aged 43 and 22, were arrested at the airport on Mykonos island for drug trafficking.

Police confiscated the drugs and 1,644 euros. The involvement of a third individual responsible for communicating with clients is being investigated.  

Bulgarian authorities have seized some 436 kilograms of heroin at the Black Sea port of Burgas, the district prosecutor's office said on Monday.

The heroin was stashed in 434 packages hidden inside officially declared cargo in a trailer. The drug haul's value is estimated at 35 million euros.

Turkish authorities apprehended three internationally wanted criminals involved in multiple crimes, including drug trafficking, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on July 29.

Turkish security units have apprehended a total of 528 suspects in two distinct operations targeting suspects of narcotics-related crimes across the country, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced.