ELAS Targets Major Cigarette Smuggling Ring Linked to Greek Mafia Murders

An extensive operation is underway since Thursday morning (06.03.25) across Attica, Thessaloniki, Crete, Thessaly, Central Greece, and Western Greece to dismantle a criminal organization involved in cigarette smuggling. According to reports, 24 individuals have been arrested so far in the police operation targeting the smuggling ring, with some suspects believed to be linked to the murders of members of the so-called Greek Mafia. The group had reportedly set up an illegal cigarette production facility in the Halkida region. Investigations, involving the Extortion Department, are ongoing.