Five were arrested Greeksfour men and one woman, accused of aggravated theft and weapons offences after solving the thefts and burglaries committed in Chania and Rethymnon.

The defendants are alleged to they had taken money and jewelry, the monetary value of which exceeds 27,500 euros, but fell into the hands of EL.AS after the analysis of the course of action and the investigation by the police officers of the Rethymnon Security Sub-Directorate with the cooperation of the Chania Security Sub-Directorate. These are four cases of theft-burglary, which were committed in houses in the wider area of ​​the Municipalities of Chania and Rethymno. As it turned out, the specific persons, on 15/05/2024 and 16/05/2024 had committed the above thefts by removing the total amount of 12,500 euros money and jewelry with a total value of more than 15,000 euros.

All of them were detected by port officers of the Central Port Authority of Piraeus at the time of their disembarkation from the ship operating the Heraklion Piraeus line. This was followed by a check on them and a search of the ICHE car they were traveling in, during which they found and confiscated the entire amount of money they had taken, jewelry, two guns and 202 rounds of ammunition. The I.X.E. was also seized. car as a means of committing criminal acts. Money and jewelry will be returned to their owners while those arrested will be taken to the competent misdemeanor prosecutor with the preliminary investigation continuing by the Rethymnon Security Directorate.