Thessaly: Five arrests for drug trafficking – 56 kg of cannabis seized

Five people, members of a criminal organization, were arrested for drug trafficking in, with authorities having seized over 56 kilos of raw Finally, in the illegal action of a criminal organisation which was smuggling cannabis into a region of Thessaly, the Sub-Directorate of Narcotics, the Directorate for Combating Organized Crime, was set up. CORVERSE Among the five arrested was the leader of the organization. As part of a police operation, which took place last Friday (31.01.2025), in the wider area of Karditsa Prefecture, with the involvement of police officers of the Police Department and Crime Detection and Traffic Department of Karditsa, the police spotted the members. After police actions, verifications and cross-checks, the authorities proceeded to create a profile of the persons involved (profiling), and managed to certify the members of which are made up of their criminal activity. The organisation had a hierarchical structure and a professional infrastructure suitable for the various stages of the movement of raw cannabis quantities, as well as the taking of counter-monitoring measures, for the purpose of drug trafficking, by illegally obtaining revenues of EUR 100,000. CORVERSE The case-file which was formed at the expense of those arrested, for – where appropriate – infringement of the laws on drugs and arms, includes another person. At the same time, the role of each member of the organisation was identified: the chief member, had undertaken to find the quantities of drugs and supply the other members with them, as well as to coordinate sales, the deputy chief of the organization, was responsible for further trafficking of drugs, as well as the supervision of the sites held by the chief member, other members, where appropriate, concerned with the storage and temporary storage of drugs, as well as with further trafficking, whether or not it was assisted and, finally, another member, was responsible for monitoring the hiding place of drugs (cavatza). In investigations carried out in a vehicle, houses, and also in the place where drugs were hidden (in a non-operational vehicle on a plot), a total of: 56,945.5 grams of raw cannabis, 3 guns, 189 cartridges of various calibers, 6,300 euros, 13 knives of different types 2 cleavage, 2 scales, 3 vehicles, 8 mobile phones, electronic card counting machine, 2 sets for cannabis processing and a multitude of packaging nylons. Arrested, who have previously employed the police for similar and other offences, were taken to the competent prosecutor.