drugs

Eight Albanians and two Greeks, aged between 18 and 26, have been arrested in Athens after a concerted operation by the Greek Police to uncover drug trafficking in Greek high schools and universities. They were part of a large criminal...

Residents of Gavdos, the southernmost Greek island, make it clear that they are not going to let their island succumb to narco-tourism. The municipality and local residents have been alarmed by the rise in drug use and drug-related offenses in...

An 18-month-old baby was submitted to hospital in half-coma after the mother’s partner gave him drugs. The baby was initially taken to a hospital in Lamia, Central Greece, and from there to a hospital in Athens due to the...

Greece has recorded 7,688 drug-related deaths in the past 10 years, according to figures provided by the Therapy Center for Dependent Individuals (KETHEA). KETHEA released the figures in light of the report released for the International Day against Drug Abuse...

Police arrested 15 people and seized drugs and guns in northern Greece as part of an ongoing operation to dismantle a large criminal gang that imported drugs from Bulgaria and sold them to various regions of the country. Authorities said...

A major heroin-trafficking ring operating on the island of Corfu, Greece, has been dismantled by the Corfu Police drugs squad after a months-long investigation, the island's police announced on Friday. The 28-member criminal organization, which imported the drugs from...

The Greek Coast Guard seized 1.5 tonnes of unprocessed cannabis and two speedboats from five Albanians and two Greeks on Saturday. The suspects seemed to be involved in an international drug ring. The months-long investigation, in cooperation with Italy’s Guardia di Finanza,...

The NPO Save the Children has released statements on Thursday saying that the conditions under which the children in migrant reception centers in Greece are living is driving them to self-inflicting harm on themselves and using drugs to cope...

Authorities reported on Friday that coast guards on the Greek island of Lesvos apprehended a municipal employee and his partner early Thursday under the allegations that they were selling drugs to migrants at the Moria refugee camp. The two individuals...

Two Brazilian nationals were arrested by the Greek police for attempting to smuggle 2.240 kilograms of cocaine through security at Eleftherios Venizelos Athens International Airport. The man, aged 24, and his female companion, aged 27, landed in Athens from Sao Paolo via...