The checks carried out by police officers of the General Police Directorate are continuous and intensive. Thessalonikiin order to identify individuals involved in cases drug trafficking and possession.

In this context, during the period from the afternoon hours of Friday (19/01) to the morning hours of today (24/01), police officers of the Directorates of Immediate Action and Security of Thessaloniki arrested, in various areas of the Prefecture, a total of twenty-eight (28) individuals, against whom case files were filed for violation of the Drug Law, while quantities of cannabis, heroin, cocaine and drug tablets were seized.

The cases of arrest are typical:

  • of a 68-year-old citizen, by police officers of Group “Z” on the evening of Saturday (20/010), because he was in possession of (11) packages of cocaine, total weight (8.8) grams, (13) packages of cannabis, total weight (54.5) grams and (6) packages of cannabis (in the form of chocolate), with a total weight of (33.8) grams.In addition, in his possession, the amount of money of (840) euros was found and confiscated, as coming from drug trafficking.
  • of a 62-year-old citizen, at noon yesterday (23/01) by police officers of the Narcotics Prosecution Department of Eastern Thessaloniki, as in his home in the area of ​​Analipsi, they found and confiscated: 2 packages of heroin, total weight (33.5) grams, 5 vials of methadone, with a total weight of (512) grams, 2 precision electronic scales, the amount of money of (4,000) euros, derived from drug trafficking and 2 mobile phones that he used for his illegal transactions.

The arrested were taken to the competent Prosecutor.