How they were made by pharmacists and doctors – 7 people arrested – co -defendants are still 15 – over 17,000 pharmaceuticals seized
A criminal organization, whose members committed criminal fraud against the Agency, was carried out by virtual prescription of pharmaceuticals, by the Division of Financial Crimes of the Organized Crime, in cooperation with EYY.
A large -scale police operation were arrested on the case on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 5 members of the organization and 2 more people, while co -defendants are still 15.
A case file was filed against them for-as a case-by-case basis-for the establishment, integration and direction of a criminal organization, false certificate-use of false certificate, fraud, and forgery, continuously and professional and profession at the expense of the Greek State. With a total benefit and corresponding damage exceeding EUR 120,000, issuance of recipes and drug administration from a physician and pharmacist respectively, without the right to intervene in a personal data archive system, the knowledge of these data and use of them, with a total benefit and corresponding damage exceeding € 120,000.
The long -term investigation revealed that the members of the organization, at least since July 2017, had set up and joined a criminal organization, operational structured and with constant action and sought in a well -organized manner of the profession (EOPYY), illegal processing of personal data, drug trafficking, and the legalization of revenue earned from their criminal activities.
The organization, which consisted of Two pharmacy owners as leader membersa pharmacy officera physician and a general physicianoperating in the areas of Attica and Corinth, had been formed with a criminal outlook over time, while each member had a specific role and duties.
How did they act
In particular, the members of the organization had developed a specific network, taking advantage of the existing organization of their individual entities (pharmacy, clinics), in order to identify AMKA, to prescribe false medicines, to execute the recipes and to exterminate the recipes and then EOPYY
More specifically, the defendants were carried out through the doctors – members of the criminal organization in the systematic issue of false prescriptions to AMKA. Mostly persons who had not activated the intangible prescription, so the insured themselves were not able to find the false prescription.
In fact, in order to maximize their profits, they sought through the network they had created to use AMKA. uninsured people, and many times the pumping of AMKA. They were conducted by insured persons who had visited the pharmacy to perform a coronary test test.
Subsequently, through the existing structure and organization of the pharmacy, the defendants carried out the virtual executions of the prescription, signing execution documents instead of the insured, falsifying their signatures, thus succeeding in the deception of EOPYY. and their corresponding illegal compensation.
False prescription drugs were characterized by a wide range, including drugs and other psychotropic substances, while further disposal of illegally prescribed pharmaceuticals were carried out through this pharmacy.
At the same time, an illegal activity of 13 administrators and a pharmacy official was identified, as well as 3 doctors, who respectively issued and executed virtual prescription of medicinal products, including drugs, causing a corresponding damage to EOPYY.
What was found in investigations
The research found the false version of 33,962 recipes, while the organization’s damage exceeds EUR 1,200,000.
From the surveys conducted in houses, storage, clinics and pharmacies in various areas of Attica, they were found and seized, inter alia:
- 17.389 packages of illegally prescribed medicinal products, including drug -containing formulations,
- revolver and pistol with silencer,
- air pistol with ampoule,
- hunting carbine,
- 51 cartridges of various caliber,
- numerous documents (handwritten notes with doctors’ payments, recipes/ opinions etc),
- mobile phones and
- The amount of € 13,050.
The detainees were taken to the competent prosecutor’s office.
Source: Skai
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