Dismantled a criminal organisation whose members, acting distributors of food, they were moving large quantities of smuggled cigarettes and tobacco

Dislocated, from the Security Sub-directorate of Βορειανατολικής Attica, a criminal organisation, the members of which, role-distributors of food, were smuggled packs of cigarettes and packages of tobacco in the area of Nea Ionia.
Were arrested, midday hours of 7-3-2016 in Nea Ionia, in Argyroupolis, from officers of the above Service, eight (8) persons, members of the organization, including the top brass. In particular, there are seven (7) foreign nationals of Pakistan aged between 15 and 49 years of age, and a 46-year-old national. In addition, identified and researched four (4) accomplices.
In their weight, is formed, prosecution for the offences of setting up and participating in a criminal organisation, on money laundering on taxation of tobacco and on foreigners, as well as for violation of the laws on customs code.
In particular, after utilization of information on trafficking in contraband cigarettes and tobacco in virginia, was detected in the area a ground-floor house, within which were carefully hidden in the interior wall covered with a rug, a multitude of packages of contraband cigarettes and tobacco, which is not brought as provided by law movie a special tax on tobacco consumption.
As it emerged from the research, the members of the organization have distinct roles and acted methodically and organized. Specifically, two (2) members, including the 46-year-old national had been the role of the supplier and of the “conductor” of the profits, three (3) members had undertaken the guarding of the house, while the rest of us they were moving and were selling packs of cigarettes, and tobacco with the use of motorcycles, to which they adapt, transfer boxes, role-distributors of food.
In their possession, as well as from the research on houses in Nea Ionia, in Argyroupolis, were found and seized -14.404 – cigarette packages, -665 – packages of tobacco, four (4) two-wheel motorcycles with custom in these transfer boxes dispenser of food and one (1).X.E car.
The persons arrested, with the weight of the formed case led to mr public Prosecutor at first instance of Athens.