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Airlines to Provide Greek Police with Passenger Info

Airlines will now be required to provide the Hellenic Police (ELAS) with detailed information on passengers travelling into and out of Greece under an EU directive to curb terrorism and crime, according to a Greek Travel Pages (GTP) report. The...

Greek And American Authorities Break up International Cocaine Cartel

Hellenic Police announced on Thursday morning that they have broken up a criminal group that is accused of smuggling large quantities of cocaine using sailboats in different parts of the world. The investigation was completed in cooperation with the Ecuadorian...

Greek Police Take Draconian Measures for Polytechneio Anniversary

Hellenic Police (ELAS) are taking draconian measures for the 45th Polytechneio uprising anniversary events that will culminate with a rally to the U.S. Embassy on Saturday. More than 5,000 police officers will be deployed while ELAS helicopters and drones will...

Greece to Formally Protest Katsifas' Death in Northern Epirus

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs will issue a formal protest to Albania in response to the shooting death of 35-year-old Greek Konstantinos Katsifas, who was shot dead by Albanian authorities in the village of Bularat (Vouliarates) in northern...

Two Police Officers Among 11 Suspects In Cross-Border Drug Dealing Case

During a large-scale operation of the Hellenic Police, a cross-border drug dealing case was discovered. It is believed the group was supplying several Greek cities with cocaine and cannabis. A total of eleven people are suspected to be involved in drug...

Greece Replaces Police, Fire Chiefs over Deadly Blazes

The Greek government has replaced the heads of the Hellenic Police and the Fire Department in light of the recent blazes in East Attica that left 91 people dead and dozens injured. The replacements follow Friday's resignation of Deputy Citizen...

Bicycle Police in Greece Get 64 Electric Bikes

The Hellenic Police (ELAS) on Wednesday introduced 64 new electric bikes as part of a project to have greater presence in Greek cities, according to the Athens News Agency. The new electric bicycles will be distributed to 10 cities and...

Greek Authorities Investigate Execution-Style Murder of Ex-Police Officer in Pallini

Hellenic Police are investigating the murder of former high-ranking police officer who was gunned down outside a taverna in Pallini, early Tuesday morning. The 57-year-old was shot several times in the parking lot of the taverna in Pallini. The handgun used...

Newborn Found Strangled to Death in Trash Container in Athens

The dead infant that was found in a trash container by a vagrant on Monday morning in Petroupolis, Athens, had actually been strangled, according to the coroner's report. The coroner's examination determined that the cause of death of the newborn...

Car Chase Leads Greek Police to Arrest of Migrant Smuggler

Hellenic Police on Saturday arrested a man smuggling migrants after a car chase, as the man refused to stop on a routine road block on the old Thessaloniki-Kavala national highway. Police said the 39-year-old refused to stop when a patrolman...