A criminal group, involved in transporting a large amount of drugs, was dismantled by police officers of the Narcotics Prosecution Department of Patras Police.

The officers found approximately 49 kilograms of cannabis and arrested three people, while the illegal profit from drug trafficking ranges, according to the police, from 97,400 euros to 146,100 euros

In particular, according to the police, men of the Narcotics Prosecution Department, using evidence they gathered for the case, spotted the three defendants moving in two vehicles, on Ionia Odos, at the height of Messolonghi, and stopped them in order to check them.

In subsequent searches of the cars, the police found 48 kilograms and 700 grams of cannabis in one of them.

From the investigation by the police, it emerged that one of the arrested persons, driving the car, had the role of the transporter, while the other two defendants who were riding in a second car had the role of escorts.

The arrested persons are to be taken to the Prosecutor of the First Instance of Messolonghi, while the police officers of the Narcotics Prosecution Department of the Patras Police Department continue their investigations into the case.