Evidence has emerged of a criminal organization, consisting of 158 members, which, at least since 2019, has been committing felony and misdemeanor criminal acts and operating mainly in Attica, Volos and Ioannina, said the Chief of the Greek Police
The arrest of 60 people so far, announced the Chief of the Greek PoliceDimitrios Mallios regarding the wide-ranging police operation that was carried out this morning as part of the ongoing preliminary investigation into the murderous attack on YAT police officer Georgios Lyggeridis in the area of ​​Rentis.
“In the last 4 months, the Sub-Directorate for Combating Violence in Sports Venues of the Attica Security Directorate, with the assistance of the Criminal Investigations Directorate, conducted an extensive investigation under the utmost secrecy to fully elucidate the criminal hooligan attack in the area of ​​Rentis, which resulted in the death of the YAT police officer Georgios Lyggeridis”, states the Chief of the Greek Police characteristically.
He emphasizes that in order to solve this murderous attack, from the first moment, more than 400 arrests were made, so that no conviction was lost, while one person was arrested and brought to justice.
He emphasizes that subsequently, the file that was drawn up included testimonies, videos and other findings that demonstrated the existence of a criminal organization behind the attack, while confirming the association of sports violence with organized crime.
In particular, evidence emerged of a criminal organization, consisting of 158 members, which, at least since 2019, committed felony and misdemeanor criminal acts and operated mainly in Attica, Volos and Ioannina.
The Chief of the Hellenic Police points out that in order to dismantle the criminal organization in question, from the early hours of this morning, as part of the ongoing preliminary investigation, a wide-ranging police operation was carried out, with the assistance of the E.K.A.M. and police dogs, resulting in the arrest of 60 people so far.
He notes that at the same time, 58 searches have been carried out in houses and 15 in vehicles and a number of persuasive items such as pistols, wooden bats, knives, drugs, clothing, digital media and others have been seized.
“Our commitment to combating sports violence and overall lawlessness is absolute. We will continue to work with a plan and determination for the safety of citizens and peaceful coexistence in our society”, emphasizes Chief of the Greek Police.
Source: Skai
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