Handcuffs to a 45-year-old man from the United Kingdom, wanted with international arrest warrantpassed by police officers in Thessaloniki yesterday afternoon.

According to the Police announcement, an arrest warrant had been issued against the 45-year-old by the Authorities of USA for the offenses of conspiracy to import narcotics and conspiracy and possession of machine guns and destructive devices, acts that occurred between May 2021 and December 2022 in the United States.

The announcement of the General Police Directorate of Thessaloniki states:

The collaboration of police officers of the General Affairs Section of the Narcotics Enforcement Sub-Directorate with the US Drug Enforcement Task Force. (DEA) resulted in the arrest of an internationally wanted individual.

Immediately recommended special investigation team consisting of police officers from the Narcotics Prosecution Sub-Directorate and the Investigations Department of the Investigations Sub-Directorate and as part of an organized operation that took place yesterday afternoon (14-02-2023) in the city center, a 45-year-old foreigner was identified and arrested.