They were arrested at noon on Monday in Athens, by its police officers Department of Prosecution of Extortionistsa 46-year-old private citizen and a 42-year-old civil servant serving in the Hellenic Police, who are accused of fraud and violation of arms and drug laws.

According to THE GREEK POLICEwas preceded by a complaint according to which the private individual, from 2022 until today, under the guise of interceding for the issuance of firearms licenses, the purchase of a plot of land and finding a job, had extracted a total of 110,500 euros from four citizens.

At the same time, pretending to have connections with high-ranking police officers, he had requested 1,800 euros from one of the victims for the issuance of a firearms license.

In this context, a police operation was organized where, during a pre-arranged appointment and after the delivery of a pre-marked sum of money, the private individual and the civil servant, as his accomplice, were arrested.

The preliminary investigation revealed the involvement of the private individual in yet another case of fraud against a citizen, from whom he had extracted 14,470 euros to facilitate procedures for the future purchase and customs clearance of a car.

In physical searches as well as from house and vehicle searches, among others, the following were found and confiscated:

• pistol (flasher) with 8 unfired cartridges,

• revolver,

• 3 katana swords,

• police beacon,

• small amount of cocaine,

• 2 precision scales,

• 2 graters,

• the pre-marked amount of 1,800 euros,

• documents and receipts of money transfers from the victims,

• device for detecting wireless network signals,

knife,

• wooden bat and

• 6 mobile phones.

Those arrested, with the case file filed against them, were taken to the competent Prosecutor and referred to an Investigator.