Reporting by Makis Synodinos

Handcuffs members of a criminal organization that committed vehicle thefts in various areas of Attica were charged by security police.
After a coordinated operation in various areas of Attica (Menidi, Liosia, Galatsi, Nea Ionia, Byronas and Ilioupoli) but also in Crete 6 people were arrestedwhile 18 vehicles were confiscated and 40 car thefts were solved.

Watch the video secured by skai.gr, with the moment when a member of the gang aims to steal a vehicle, which is parked in a parking lot:

According to information from skai.gr, the arrested had a hierarchically structured and structured group, with a perspective of sustained and planned action, while the vehicles they were eyeing were of particularly high demand.

A key role in the organization was played by two brothers, one of whom held the leading role, being the sole regulator of the organization’s operation, having secured the necessary infrastructure and the appropriate network that ensured its viability. He directed the other members about the vehicles they would remove and how to dispose of them further.
Yes, it was owner of a body shop in Ano Liosia where the vehicles were transported.

From the ELAS investigation, it appears that the total benefit obtained by this particular criminal organization from its action exceeds 980,000 euros.
It is pointed out that all those arrested are booked for theft, forgery and other related offences.