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Organized crime activity in Thessaloniki

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2026-09-26 15:07 UTC → 2026-10-08 11:21 UTC · added removed

Greek police in Thessaloniki intercepted a contract killing plot involving a professional sniper. The operation, supported by Interpol intelligence, targeted internal conflicts within the Daltonlar, a Turkish criminal organization split into rival factions. During a raid in the Sykia area, authorities arrested two men, aged 30 and 36, acting as weapons couriers. They were apprehended while leaving a ground-floor warehouse carrying heavy weaponry, including a Yugoslavian-origin rifle with a precision scope, an Uzi submachine gun, ammunition, and wireless communication devices. The 36-year-old suspect claimed he received the weapons on September 10 in the Evkarpia area on behalf of a 49-year-old Turkish national currently held in Korydallos Prison. He alleged he was acting under threats against his family, while the Greek suspect claimed ignorance regarding the package contents. Although the suspects were initially released under restrictive conditions, such as travel bans and mandatory police reporting, this move reportedly caused dissatisfaction within the police force. Following a prosecutor's intervention, the Council of Appeals ordered the pretrial detention of both men. This led to new arrest warrants, resulting in the 36-year-old being located and arrested in Kavala during a coordinated operation, while the 30-year-old subsequently surrendered to the Organized Crime Unit in Thessaloniki. The investigation remains ongoing to further explore the links between In a recent development, a Thessaloniki investigating magistrate placed the seized 49-year-old Turkish national in pretrial detention following his interrogation. He faces accusations of being an accessory to aggravated illegal possession of weapons and organized involvement in a criminal groups organization. While the suspect denied all charges, claiming no connection to the weapons, he also faces an outstanding extradition request from Turkey regarding a computer fraud case. Although the Greek Supreme Court previously ruled favorably on that extradition, the new criminal proceedings in Turkey. Thessaloniki have temporarily suspended its execution.

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  1. 2026-10-08 11:21 UTC Organized crime activity in Thessaloniki
  2. 2026-09-26 15:07 UTC Organized crime activity in Thessaloniki
  3. 2026-09-20 08:06 UTC Organized crime activity in Thessaloniki
  4. 2026-09-19 17:56 UTC Organized crime activity in Thessaloniki

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