3 hours agoArrested with 21.5kg of drugs, Albanian in Greece
Periskopi(9 months ago)
(9 months ago)A 50-year-old Albanian has been arrested in Greece, in co-operation with the Macedonian anti-drug sector after being seized with 21.5kg of heroin, divided into 43 plastic bags. According to Greek media, the arrest was carried out on September 19th, following a Greek police operation based on information about a hidden route used to transport [...]
According to Greek media, the arrest was carried out on 19 September, following a Greek police operation based on information on a hidden route used to transport drugs through the mountains of Florina, on the southeastern green border with Albania, Euronews.al reports, broadcast Periscope.
The operation took place Thursday afternoon, when the 50-year-old Albanian fell into police ambush, carrying a backpack in which the large quantity of heroin was found.
According to Greek authorities, the value of heroin on the market amounts to between 15 and 30 euros per gram, which amounts to the total value of narcotics seized to more than 600 thousand euros. That's the biggest amount of heroin ever caught by the Office for the Anti-drug War in Xanthi.
Greek police have launched investigations to identify the trafficking network and possible links of the 50-year-old to criminal groups. /Periscope/
