Country Carnival: 43 arrests in Patras during checks

He brought it to thousands of visitors with the police on their feet. Constant checks that led to arrests… Increased security measures have been taken by the Police in Patras for the Patriot Carnival and in this context they carry out continuous checks, to prevent theft, drug trafficking and to combat interference. In particular, according to the Police, on the first day of the culmination of the carnival events, 1,052 people were said, of whom 124 were admitted to police stations, where 43 people were eventually arrested. In particular, 30 people were arrested for possession of drugs, six for outdoor trade, because they did not have the necessary permission, five people for violating arms laws and Bengali, one person for stealing and another person for violating the Road Traffic Code. Police checks in Patras and traffic measures on road networks for the safe attendance and departure of visitors will continue today. In the great carnival parade today, more than 60,000 carnivalists are expected to take part, along with the carnival’s “Queen” and the chariots built and crafted by the artists of the carnival workshop of the municipality of Patras. At the top of the parade will be the municipal music and will be followed by the chariots, “Prompto”, “King Carnival”, the chariot with the “Queen” of the patriotic carnival 2024, Georgia Sakka, the flower chariot with 30,000 carnations, the “Smile” inspired by the old silent cinema, the “Dances of Circus”, the “John Lennon” with the children of flowers and peace, as well as the chariots of the carnival of small, “Moro Carnival”, “Travel with imagination”, “Karousel”, “Fengari”, “Skylaki”, “Sarda”, “Sardousa” and “Sirko”. Immediately after that, more than 60,000 carnivalists, members of the 181 crews of the “Hide Treasure”, accompanied by their own carnival chariots or large wheeled structures will march.