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Patras: How the police tracked down the son of a member of 17N and six other robbers

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Guns and drugs in criminals’ homes. Detonators and a “huge” amount of explosives were found, which left the police speechless

Arms, explosively, approximately 18 kilograms of cannabis and four hydroponic cannabis crops were found and confiscated in the homes of the seven anti-authoritarians, members of a criminal organization who, according to information from the “Peloponnisos” newspaper, through genetic testing (DNA), identified their participation in 7 bank robberies , ELTA and supermarkets in Patra, in the last two and a half years.

The surprise

The arrests of 6 men and one woman took place during yesterday’s large-scale operation carried out by the police officers of the Patras Security sub-directorate in various areas. Two people who allegedly had a leading role were arrested in the early hours of Wednesday and while they were returning to their homes, with the police immediately confiscating their mobile phones, preventing the possibility of possible communication with their accomplices.

The profiles

Among the seven arrested are son of the convicted member of the “17 November” terrorist organization, known as “Stelios”, who after serving a sentence of 17 years was released from prison. Among them are students, as well as “eternal” students of the University of Patras, originally from Etoloakarnania and Thesprotia, while the 35-year-old is the partner of one of the accused.

All have been involved with local law enforcement for various offenses in the past.

The wigs

In home searches, wigs and the two pistols used by the perpetrators in the robberies were found, including at ELTA branches in Iroon Polytechneiou and Vrachneika, at banks in Akrotiri and Ir. Polytechnic University and in a supermarket in the area of ​​Agia. Through radios that they owned and had tuned into the frequency of ELAS, they monitored the movements of the policemen.

The explosives

In addition, detonators were found and according to information from “P”, a quantity of explosive material (C4) which, as police sources told us, could “demolish the Police building”. The investigations are continuing, in order to establish the involvement of those arrested in robberies and other “hits” inside and outside of Patras.

A criminal case was filed against them for founding and participating in a criminal organization, for robberies, aggravated theft, possession and trafficking of drugs, possession of weapons, and violation of radio frequency legislation. Official announcements are expected today from the Deputy for Citizen Protection, Takis Theodorikakos.

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