Pyrgos

Elderly telephone fraud scams in Greece and Turkey

39 clusters · 136 sources · last updated about 10 hours ago

Latest: Zephyri police operation dismantles 700,000 euro telephone fraud ring

Since July 2024, Greek police have conducted numerous operations against telephone-fraud rings targeting senior citizens. Previous investigations in areas such as Kastoria, Ioannina, and Achaea dismantled networks using

Balkan drug and weapons enforcement operations

143 clusters · 315 sources · last updated 2 days ago

Latest: Sekirnik: Two arrested after 680kg cannabis plantation discovered

Law‑enforcement actions across the Balkans intensified through mid-August 2026, targeting cannabis production and cocaine trafficking. Following earlier seizures in Crete, Mani, and Fthiotida, operations expanded into no

Fatal traffic accidents in Greece

3 clusters · 25 sources · last updated 5 days ago

Latest: Greece car accident kills three Albanian nationals

Fatal traffic accidents have been reported in different regions of Greece. In Pyrgos, a collision at the Lampetiou intersection on the Patras-Pyrgos National Road resulted in the death of a cyclist and injuries to five

Assault on woman and father in Pyrgos

2 clusters · 16 sources · last updated 7 days ago

Latest: Greece police arrest multiple suspects in various assault cases

In early September 2026, a 36-year-old woman and her elderly father were attacked with clubs by two masked men at their residence in the Agia Varvara area of Pyrgos, Greece. The attackers initially damaged the woman’s ve

AI business workshops in Greece

2 clusters · 5 sources · last updated 8 days ago

Latest: Western Greece to host AI workshops for businesses

Regional initiatives in Greece are launching series of workshops to integrate artificial intelligence into local business operations. In the Messenia region, the ‘AI in Practice: From Theory to Application’ program is s