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Criminal ring distributes 240,000 illicit cigarette packs in Athens
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Police have dismantled a major criminal network responsible for distributing over two hundred forty thousand illegal tobacco packages across Attica and northern regions of mainland Greece within just twenty-four hours following an eleven-month operation that generated approximately ten billion drachmas, or roughly €1 million in revenue loss to the state budget; authorities arrested suspects operating from buildings identified as "caves" (καβατζες) located specifically on Aspropyrgos.
Key Points
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1A criminal ring moved an estimated one million euros worth of illicit cigarettes into Athens and Northern Greece within a single hour.
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2Authorities dismantled the operation, resulting in two arrests at locations identified as 'kavatzes' (smugglers) houses on Aspropyrgos.
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3The total value lost to public revenue is estimated between one million euros over eleven months of activity.
Developments
[Mar 21, 13:05]
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March 21
Authorities dismantled a major network moving illicit cigarettes in Athens and Northern Greece.