A verbal episode that occurred in the early hours of Saturday (25/10) in a health care store in Cellescalated dangerously. A 37-year-old foreigner, during the argument, he took out a pistol and threatened a woman with it which was also in the store.
The disturbance caused the immediate intervention of the Police. Men from the DIAS Team rushed to the scene, and managed to locate and immobilize the 37-year-old perpetrator.
During the subsequent check, the officers found that the accused had tried to hide the weapon. The gun was found eventually under a parked vehicle near the scene of the incident. The gun was loaded with a six-round magazine and was confiscated.
The 37-year-old was arrested and the Kypseli Security Department filed a case against him for menacing and violation of weapons law. The arrested person was taken to the competent Prosecutor’s Office.