In the disintegration of a criminal organization he made trafficking of illegal immigrants Police officers from the Thessaloniki Division Management Department proceeded in collaboration with the European Migrant Smuggling Center of Europol. The spiral, which consisted of nine people aged 29 to 72, used pick-up vehicles (4 × 4) which he bought from Bulgaria to receive them illegal immigrants From riverside areas of Evros in the wider area of the Prefecture of Thessaloniki.
As it was revealed, the criminal organization carried out at least eight such illegal transport by transporting from 8 to 14 people each time. During the ELAS estimate, the spiral reportedly won about 500,000 euros. Five of the spiral members were arrested in Thessaloniki, Kozani and Attica, two are incarcerated in detention facilities and two more are sought. A case file was filed against the above for criminal organization, transfer – promotion of irregular aliens within the country by speculative country and from which there was a risk of life.
A large criminal organization has been abducted, whose members are involved in cases of illegal alien transport.
9 members of the circuit were set up, 5 of which were arrested and 2 are enclosed in detention facilities.
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ELAS’s announcement for the coast of illegal immigrants
His respected and methodical investigation of police officers Immigration Management Department of the Department of Aliens of Thessaloniki, In collaboration with Europol’s European Migrant Smuggling Center led to the dismantling of a large criminal organization with operational structured and constant action, whose members, with distinct roles, are involved in cases of promotion of irregularities. migrant in the Greek territory from the Greek -Turkish border, for money.
They are nine (9) people (3 nationals – 6 foreigners), aged 29 to 72 years, of which five (5) were arrested in a large -scale police operation, which took place, at the same time, in areas of the Prefectures of Thessaloniki, Kozani and Attica (two).
At the expense of the above, a file was formed, Where appropriate, for criminal organization, transfer – promotion of irregular aliens Inside the country of speculation and from which there was a risk of life. In addition, the two (2) other aliens, who are involved in the same case and are enclosed in a detention facility in the country, were identified.
According to the police investigation, this organization was active in the promotion, using pick-up vehicles (4 × 4), foreigners from the Greek-Turkish border within the country, with the risk of life-transferred immigrants.
The main feature of her methodology was the finding of a car. vehicles coming from foreign countries, mainly from Bulgaria, in order to perform the transport of illegal foreigners from the Evros region to inland.
To Operational part of trafficking found that newcomers immigrants They were received from riverside areas of the prefecture of Evros and led – landed in the wider area of Thessaloniki.
During the many months, it was found that in the context of the action the organization carried out at least eight (08) illegal transport, and in any case an average of eight to fourteen (8-14) aliens, with the estimated illegal economic benefit, amounting to five hundred thousand euros (about 500,000 euros).
In the context of the preliminary investigation and the coordinated operation that took place yesterday (26-03-2025), in which investigations were carried out in seven (7) houses and one (1) in a warehouse-a workshop seized:
(7) IXF Pick-up vehicles (4 × 4), which had been acquired by the organization to be used as means of transport of illegal immigrants,
(6) IXE vehicles,
Multitude of telephone and electronic media while
In the home of one of the arrested members of the circuit, found and seized 1570 packs of cigarettes and 1079 packages of tobacco, which did not bring the special Greek State Tax Tax and an independent case file was filed against it for violating the Customs Code law, while a foreigner was arrested for the same crime.
The detainees will be referred to the competent judicial authorities.