Six arrests at “OPAP Arena” before AEK-Olympiakos

In arresting fans before the AEK-Olympiakos the police proceeded. As announced by THE GREEK POLICE. during the checks outside the OPAP Arena six people were arrested for violence against officials and violations of sports and weapons laws.

At the same time, there were three other arrests of fans outside Toumba before the match PAOK by Mars.

Police Press Release:

Nine arrests by the Hellenic Police before the start of football matches in Athens and Thessaloniki

Arrests were made for, as the case may be, violence against officers and breaches of sports, weapons and drug laws

Sparklers, smoke machines, folding knives and quantities of narcotics were seized

The Greek Police continues intensively and systematically the effort to prevent and deal with violence with a sporting background, in order for sporting events to be a safe space for all citizens.

In the context of football matches in Nea Philadelphia Attica and Toumpa Thessaloniki, yesterday, Sunday 17 September 2023, intensive checks were carried out by special crews of the Hellenic Police, for the prevention of violence with a sports background, during which a total of -9- people were arrested .

In particular, in New Philadelphia, -6- people were arrested, against whom a case file was filed, as the case may be, for violence against employees and violations of sports and weapons laws.

Specifically, the above persons were located during checks outside the stadium and a total of 6 hand flares, 4 smoke generators and 2 folding knives were found in their possession and confiscated. In fact, one of the arrested, during the control, pushed the police officers and kicking them, unsuccessfully tried to escape.

At the same time, -3- people were identified and arrested in Thessaloniki, for a case-by-case violation of the laws on drugs and on sports, as a nautical torch, drug tablets as well as a grater and a quantity of cannabis were found and confiscated in their possession.

The Hellenic Police, implementing its multi-level plan to deal with violence with a sports background, will continue to carry out intensive controls, with the aim of preventing and suppressing any criminal behavior, both on the playing fields during the days of the sporting events and away from them.