On Wednesday morning, six arrested for participating in the illegal prescription circuit will apologize to the investigator, Organized Crime Management Addressin Attica.

As announced by ELAS. A total of 16 people are charged, namely five doctors of various specialties, eight pharmacists, one accountant and two more people, including an Egyptian who had the role of the intermediary. They were arrested by a physician of a physician, three pharmacists, the accountant and the Egyptian, who were brought to the prosecutor today and prosecuted them.

According to police, the financial gain that members of the circuit obtained from illegal prescriptions and the corresponding damage from the fraud against the Greek State and EFKA is estimated at around 120,000 euros.

As announced by police, a alien was preceded by a alien, who found that drugs were written with his AMKA, without having gone to a doctor himself.

Following a detailed investigation, it was determined that the defendants, at least since August 2021, had set up or joined the criminal organization, with the aim of fraud, forgery and false certificates against EOPYY.

More specifically, doctors systematically issued false prescriptions to AMKA. Aliens, who had not activated the intangible prescription. The pumping of AMKA It was carried out, either by the accountant, through his clientele, or by the Egyptian intermediary, who detained the AMKA. His nationals with the pretext for medical services.

Then, through the pharmacies of the members, they carried out the virtual executions of the prescriptions, signing execution documents instead of insureds, falsifying their signatures and possessed the drugs illegally, either from Phaermakeia or through Egypt.

From the research so far, the issuance of at least 1,016 prescriptions have been found, which corresponded to 96,499 pieces (tablets, ampoules, etc.) of medicines, which were mainly drugs and other psychotropic substances.

At the same time, in the context of the investigation, it emerged that in addition to the organization’s action, the accountant was carried out through various unfair ways, in the face of a “virtual” insurance of aliens, in order to receive the necessary stamps for the issuance of their residence permit, as well. and their work allowances (unemployment, etc.), with the damage of the competent organization exceeding 127,000 euros. In addition, the alien interconnected systematically to the sub -leasing of spaces for foreigners who lacked legal documents for their stay in Greece.

In surveys in houses, pharmacies and banking boxes, they found and confiscated:

  • 4,550 illegally prescribed medicinal products, including drug -containing formulations,
  • pistol and 150 cartridges,
  • Numerous documents (handwritten notes, recipes, opinions, stamps, passports, etc.),
  • mobile phones, and other digital evidence as well as
  • 29.249-euro.