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Police said officers arrested a 41-year-old man believed to be the network\u2019s central figure, along with a psychologist and a 45-year-old man who allegedly obtained drugs from the 41-year-old.<\/p>\n
Authorities have also included two other people in the case file and are searching for them, while investigators have yet to identify 18 additional people allegedly linked to the network.<\/p>\n
According to the Narcotics Enforcement Division, the 41-year-old obtained and distributed cannabis and cocaine and also had access to other substances, including MDMA, LSD and various pills. Investigators allege that a psychologist supplied him with some of these substances.<\/p>\n
The 41-year-old allegedly used his home in Haidari as a storage location and had specialised knowledge of drug processing.<\/p>\n
Police said he conducted drug transactions either at his home or at nearby locations, travelling to meetings in his own vehicle. He also allegedly arranged deliveries through a courier company, sending drugs in packaged parcels.<\/p>\n
Investigators found that the suspect had an established customer base and took precautions to avoid detection. Police said he used a so-called \u201cghost phone\u201d connection and communicated with coded terms and slang expressions.<\/p>\n
Between early July and August 23, 2026, investigators allege that the 41-year-old carried out 90 drug transactions worth a total of \u20ac3,800.<\/p>\n
Around midday on Friday, police located and arrested the 41-year-old and the psychologist in separate areas of Athens. Officers found and seized small quantities of cannabis, \u20ac445 in cash and a mobile phone during searches of their persons.<\/p>\n
Police subsequently arrested the 45-year-old under the flagrant-offence procedure after allegedly finding that he had obtained drugs from the 41-year-old.<\/p>\n
Investigators, assisted by a sniffer dog, searched homes and an office and seized:<\/p>\n
The authorities took the three arrested suspects before a prosecutor.<\/p>\n