Greece

The department of Prosecution against Organized crime of the Hellenic Police, has uncovered one of the biggest illegal prostitution networks with offices in Athens, Thessaloniki, France and Germany. The police have arrested 17 members, among which there appears to be the...

Hellenic Police is on “Red Alert” from this morning under the fear of a new armed attacked. According to some sources from the police counter-terrorism division, the attack’s target this time will be the Hellenic police. The Greek Minister...

The imminent danger of possible social disturbances breaking out this fall due to the unbearable austerity measures has made the Generals of the Hellenic Police to put pressure on the Ministry of Citizen Protection for supplying them with enough...

A large-scale sea operation with the participation of the Greek coast guard and police for the arrest of drug traffickers took place on Sunday, starting in the Ionian Sea and ending in the Aegean. Boats, helicopters, even divers took part in...

Greek Police arrested 22 anarchists who staged a sit-in at the Hellenic American Union in central Athens early Monday morning. At 8 am on Monday, the protesters blocked the entrance of the institute at Kolonaki and opened a banner expressing solidarity...

Police in Greece have dismantled a pirate network which provided illegal pay TV services in Greece. The operation followed a thorough investigation by the Patras Security Sub-Directorate. The Hellenic Police have made ten arrests, including the ring leader, deputy leader,...

Another incident of police brutality became recently known in Greece, this time in the city of Larissa.

The Greek police plan a crackdown on violators of the current covid measures on New Year's Day, according to a statement by a Hellenic Police spokesperson on Wednesday.

The Greek Police announced on Friday night that they suspended three border guards and one police officer on the island of Lesvos, following the publication of a video, which showed them beating helpless refugees and migrants on the Eastern...

The US embassy in Greece on Monday donated protective personal supplies to the Hellenic Police for use by its personnel against the Covid-19 coronavirus. The supplies, which include 15,000 gloves and 8,200 face masks, were personally delivered by US Ambassador...

Greek police and coast guard are making strict checks in ports and national highways to thwart residents of metropolitan areas from travelling to the provinces for Easter. As the death toll in Greece has reached 89 - after a 67-year-old...

The Hellenic (Greek) Police arrested one individual and identified a total of five others in Athens for violating the ban on gatherings, it was made public on Sunday. This came as a result of a reckless group of approximately one...

Greek Prime Minister Kiriakos Mitsotakis, who was among the first EU leaders to implement a strict quarantine in Greece, in now transferring the authority of enforcing the quarantine to Greek women. The decision took most by storm but police sources...

Greek police have dismantled an international drug trafficking ring after confiscating 1.18 tons of cocaine in Astakos in the prefecture of Aitoloakarnania, after a long joint operation among several law enforcement agencies . The traffickers are believed to have systematically...

The Hellenic (Greek) Police announced on Saturday that they had arrested three men accused of being involved in the theft of €4.2 million (4.65 million dollars) from the premises of a security company in northern Greece, in January. The Kavala...