The Sub-Directorate for the Prosecution of Crimes Against Life and Property of the Directorate for Combating Organized Crime has solved the case of an armed robbery against a remittance in Lavrio, which took place at noon on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at the time when money was being transferred to a department store.

6 people were arrested – The victim – driver of the van – is said to be involved

For the case, a criminal organization was dismantled, consisting of 6 members, including an employee of the private security company – the driver of the van – who were arrested in a coordinated operation of the Property Crimes Department, in the early hours of yesterday, November 27, 2024 and at their expense a case file was filed – as the case may be – for criminal organization, robbery, theft, weapons and money laundering.

As it emerged from the investigation, with the assistance of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, these individuals, at least since June 2024, had set up and joined a criminal organization with the aim of committing armed robberies against remittances during the transfer of money, mainly in areas outside urban tissue.

yes, one of the 6 arrested was also involved in the 1996 kidnapping of a well-known businessman’s daughter.

Also, among those arrested is one father with his son.

How they were led to their tracks

According to information, DNA as well as video footage led to their arrest.

How did they act?

The members acted with great composure and professionalism, knowing exactly the ins and outs of private security company-owned money delivery vehicles.

In fact, from the preliminary investigation carried out, it emerged that the members worked occasionally and received welfare benefits, as a result of which the transactions they carried out, as well as their lifestyle, were not justified.

The chronicle of the robbery in Lavrio

Regarding the armed robbery that took place in Lavrio, the members, a few days before the attack, removed a vehicle from an area of ​​the southern suburbs of Attica, in order to use it in their illegal activity.

On September 26, 2024, at least -4- perpetrators, riding in the stolen vehicle, approached a cash shipment parked outside a department store and immobilized it behind it, trapping it.

Then, the -3- passengers, having covered their features, with protective masks and white overalls, tore the tires of the armored vehicle with sharp objects and with the threat of an improvised explosive device and weapons, they threw paint on the windshield, forcing him employee to disembark.

Under the threat of weapons, the employee was forced to unlock the sliding door of the cash office, as a result of which the perpetrators removed from inside the amount of -1,185,226.32- euros and escaped in the vehicle they used.

What did the investigations find?

In searches carried out in houses, as well as in their possession, in total were found and seized:

  • -211,490- euros and -500- dollars,
  • -4- vehicles,
  • motorcycle,
  • carbine,
  • revolver,
  • knife,
  • flare gun,
  • 74 flares,
  • folding rod
  • number of cartridges,
  • number of mobile phones and SIM cards and
  • number of bank cards.

The arrested persons were taken to the competent prosecuting authority, while investigations into their participation in further criminal acts are ongoing.

In the video obtained by SKAI, the robbers’ vehicle can be seen, a green car. It is one of two videos that the police had in their possession, and were examining in the search for the perpetrators.