A second load of cocaine, this time 100 kg, was detected in the port of Piraeus, a few hours after the discovery of the mammoth amount of 210 kg and the dismantling of the drug cartel by sea.

The competent agency of the prosecution of drug investigations if the two cases are related.

Earlier on Thursday, a criminal organization that trafficked drugs by sea was dismantled.

The announcement of the Prosecution after the container with the shrimps and the cocaine was found:

The Narcotics Prosecution Sub-Directorate of the Attica Security Directorate dismantled a transnational criminal organization whose members were active in the trafficking of significant quantities of cocaine from Latin America. They were transported by sea and hidden in containers for their further import and circulation in European countries, including our country, in order to obtain large amounts of illegal profits.

To deconstruct the criminal organization, a collaboration was developed with the DEA Office of the US Embassy. in Athens, the Special Repressive Anti-Terrorist Unit of the Directorate of Special Police Forces and the Narcotics Prosecution Department of the Third Customs of Piraeus, with the assistance of the Narcotics and Weapons Prosecution Department of the S.D.O.E. and the Directorate of Prosecution of Drugs & Smuggling of the Coast Guard – Hellenic Coast Guard.

It was preceded by a multi-month investigation where, through appropriate utilization, analysis and cross-checking of information and data and other investigative methods, it was possible to identify and delete the action of the members of the organization.

At the same time, the business structure and professional infrastructure it possessed emerged, which ensured the uninterrupted time of their criminal activity, specifically the transportation and transportation of large quantities of cocaine, from which they obtained enormous illegal income exceeding -5,000,000-€.

At the same time, the role of each of the members of the organization was distinguished, as follows:

48 years old, had taken over the direction and direction of the criminal organization and specifically the finding of the trafficked drugs, the financing of the purchase and transport, the organizations of the shipment of the drugs from Latin, as well as the disposal of the drugs in containers with direction. the country and their further movement,
36 years old, had undertaken to find and recruit other members,
64 years old, communicated with most of the organization’s members who were based abroad to coordinate the procurement and financing of the quantity and
54-year-old, was tasked with the operational coverage and protection of the 48-year-old, taking appropriate measures to avoid his arrest.
To put an end to their action, a police operation was carried out in the morning hours yesterday, Wednesday 22/05/2024, during which the 48-year-old was located and in his possession were found for the purpose of further trafficking -180- improvised nylon packages containing cocaine, totaling . of a combined weight of -210- kilograms and -300- grams.

In house and vehicle searches, the following were also found and seized:

cocaine with a total weight of -510- grams,
raw hemp weighing -1.5- grams,
the sums of -€131,675- and -30- British pounds,
pistol with a magazine of fifteen (15) rounds,
-37- cartridges of 9. and -3- cartridges of 7.65 mm,
scale,
-2- motorcycles,
-17- mobile telephone devices,
memory card (usb device),
-3- electronic devices for geographic location (GPS tracker),
container closure seal and
many pages of notes.
It is noted that a 20-year prison sentence and a fine were pending against the 48-year-old leading member, as in 2017 he was accused of being in charge of the installation and operation of a laboratory for the production of synthetic drug tablets, where more than 634,000 CAPTAGON tablets were found and confiscated.

Also, the 64-year-old had served a prison sentence in the USA. for his involvement in a transfer case from Europe.

Investigations are ongoing to determine the full scope of the criminal organization’s illegal activities and any connections it may have with other similar networks, as well as the identification of its members.

Those arrested are taken to the competent prosecuting authority.