Greece: Two Albanians, two Greeks assault police patrol with weapons

They are accused of shooting a police patrol in the Laganas tourist area on the island of Zakynthos on Wednesday night.

According to local media, the event happened in front of a hotel, and many people were on the streets.

The patrol began to search the vehicle in which there were four people, but as soon as the police approached, fire was opened against them and the four of them could leave.

Fortunately, there were no injuries.

Police seized a 9mm calibre pistol at the scene.

Order forces launched a large - scale operation, and the four were caught in the morning hours in the town of Chile, in the continental part of the country, after being able to leave the island.

Police have declared the search and another Greek national, belonging to the same group.

According to local media, the five are bosses of organised crime and their activity lies not only on the island, but in other parts of Greece.

Lagana is one of the most frequent areas in Greece by foreign tourists.

The activity of the five allegedly relates to drug trafficking, prostitution, dirty money laundering and fines against island businesses.

It is expected that the gay police will make more detailed announcements, perhaps later in the day.