A drug trafficking network operating on Mykonos is suspected of using tourist transfer companies to hide its activities and launder money from cocaine sales, according to police documents seen by Kathimerini.
Nine people — mostly Turkish, Albanian and Greek nationals — have been arrested. They owned three companies that ran passenger vans commonly used to transport visitors around the island.
Investigators believe the businesses allowed the suspects to move freely on Mykonos without raising suspicion, approach potential customers among tourists, and disguise drug proceeds as legitimate transportation income.
During coordinated raids on 21 August, police seized seven vans, drugs and substantial amounts of cash.
The investigation began in early July after authorities received information about a network allegedly selling cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy and cannabis in Athens and on Mykonos. Phone surveillance of an initial suspect led police to identify other alleged members.
The group sold regular cocaine for €120–150 per gram and so-called pink cocaine for €170–200 per gram, police said.
Customers could pay via point-of-sale terminals, Revolut accounts and Greece’s IRIS payment system. Investigators allege these electronic transactions were presented as payments for transport services, enabling the laundering of drug money.
The nine suspects are due to appear before an investigating magistrate on Syros on Thursday.
