In four arrests and eight arrests, police officers from the Security Sub-Directorate of Agios Nikolaos, the Police Operations Department of Lasithi, the Police Department of Agios Nikolaos, the Police Department of Ierapetra and the Security Department of Ierapetra, in the context of dealing with violence and preventing incidents of people fighting.

The police operation was carried out during the night hours of Monday 26-02-2024, after using information from the police officers of the Security Directorate of Agios Nikolaos about an upcoming meeting of about thirty people, in the area of ​​the Municipality of Ierapetra, on the occasion of a sports event. During the operation, the individuals were located and during the checks carried out three were arrested because in their possession two iron fists, a livestock rod and a screwdriver were found and confiscated. In addition, one more person was arrested, accused of a traffic violation, as he was driving a car without a driver’s license. Eight more people were arrested as part of the police operation. According to the police, a preliminary investigation is underway by the Agios Nikolaos Police Department and the Agios Nikolaos Traffic Department.