The dialogues of Mavromatios Customs officials arrested by the “indifferent” of ELAS are revealing. on the charge that they received illegally money so as not to carry out checks on passing vehicles.

A total of 14 people were arrested in the case, and more specifically the Head of Customs and 13 employees.

Employee 1: … and later you will be in the … I imagine Mr. K. told you (referring to the Head of Customs)

Employee 2: Yes, yes he has told me …

Employee 1: Slowly that pocket money …

Employee 2: Yes, yes he explained to me …

Employee 1: For this reason, the shift is always double triple, to be a group decision, so as not to find ourselves exposed …

The investigation revealed that those involved had made more than 300 bribes, earning a total of thousands of euros, and, in terms of their way, they took money from the citizens and placed them under two paper Kydia who had in the office until the shift was over and followed.

Employee: Let a coffee and leave, leave a coffee and leave.

Citizen: Do I leave?

Employee: Let a coffee and leave. Well … you said ten liters and you have 30 there. Come in, come in. Don’t see you (incomprehensible) let us know a coffee and leave.

By the end of the day, customs officials made the sharing.

Employee 1: Don’t complain at all today was a very good day.

Employee 2: Well done S.

Employee 1: They are from them, well, but a few but huh?

Employee 2: Of course.

Employee 1: Twelve half.

Employee 2: Well again.

Customs official threatens a citizen with a fine of 3,000 euros and asks him for 150 euros to turn a blind eye.

Employee: You have been in Greece for seven months.

Citizen: How;

Employee: Seven months in Greece.

Citizen: I haven’t gotten in the car.

Employee: Who’s in?

Citizen: One cousin has brought it.

Employee: It has no … it has a breach. I seize your car, I go for a fine of three thousand. You leave my things you bring the car here. You have a violation. (…) Sit down, sit on the chair because we will have a matter here, you do not pass. Seven months?

Citizen: No no.

Employee: Tell the truth now, I’ll say you …. say. Don’t shout now and the cops hear. Do you have seven months?

Citizen: Not seven.

Employee: Six;

Citizen: Somewhere there.

Employee: Do you know how much money is it? Over three thousand.

Citizen: Fine;

Employee: Yes. Go to the car. Go bring one hundred and fifty euros, I’m not shouting now, not to tell you two hundred. I won’t write the car.

Citizen: Go.

Employee: Come here, come here, come here. Not to tell you two hundred and one hundred and fifty euros, I’ll throw the paper. (…) Tsakisou was going to bring one hundred and fifty euros and go away.

The defendants had also drawn up a “price list” with the amounts they sought as benefits, which were known to the passers -by and accepted it in order to achieve their uninstable transition from the border station.