Thessaloniki: Intensity and arrests for trafficking in the market of Xerokrini

With arrests police investigations were completed in the area. Residents of the area decided to take a protest course for the scenes that unfolded… An organized operation to combat the interference took place today in the popular market of Xirokrini, in collaboration with the Greek Police and the Municipal Police of the municipality of Thessaloniki. During the new operation 42 people were checked and two arrests were made, while large quantities of clothes, shoes, household items, used toys and electronic devices were seized. At the same time, offenders were fined EUR 2,000. “The controls will continue at the request of the residents of western Thessaloniki and at the commitment of the mayor, Stelios Angeloudis. The problem with trade is great in the city and we must provide a solution to restore legitimacy. No one can operate at the expense of legitimate small sellers and producers,” Deputy Mayor of Municipal Police, Municipal Communities and Neighborhoods Costas Tsiapakidis told the RES. The treatment of the intervention in the Second Municipal Community was an election commitment by Mr.Aggeloudis and in this context the Mayor of Thessaloniki plans to take the initiative so that in the next few days there will be a meeting on the issue with the participation of ELAS and the municipality of Ampelkipos – Menemeni, as the specific popular market of Xerocrini is located within the limits of the two municipalities. “Let us be able to solve this big problem together,” adds Mr.