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The weapons seized included a long-barrelled military sniper rifle and a submachine gun of the Uzi type. Police also included a 49-year-old Turkish national, who is already in custody, in the case file.<\/p>\n
The Northern Greece Sub-Directorate for Combating Organised Crime carried out the operation on the afternoon of September 12.<\/p>\n
Officers arrested a 30-year-old Greek national and a 36-year-old Turkish national, while authorities also brought charges against the 49-year-old Turkish detainee.<\/p>\n
Depending on their individual involvement, the charges include aggravated illegal possession of weapons, aiding and abetting aggravated weapons possession, drug possession and disobedience, as well as participation in a criminal organisation.<\/p>\n
Suspects emerged from storage facility<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n According to the Hellenic Police, authorities had received information about an imminent transfer of heavy weapons in Thessaloniki and their planned delivery to members of a Turkish criminal organisation.<\/p>\n During the operation, officers spotted the 30-year-old and 36-year-old as they left a ground-floor storage facility attached to a shop. They were carrying a paper package and a bag.<\/p>\n Police found a military rifle, a submachine gun, magazines, a scope and ammunition inside the packages.<\/p>\n During the police check, the 30-year-old allegedly tried to flee. Officers stopped him a short distance away and arrested him.<\/p>\n Sniper rifle, Uzi and 33 rounds seized<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Police searched the storage facility, homes and vehicles, as well as the suspects themselves, and seized a long-barrelled military sniper rifle without a stock, a Uzi-type submachine gun, two magazines, a scope, a military rifle stock and 33 rounds of ammunition.<\/p>\n Officers also seized four mobile phones, 30 tablets of a pharmaceutical preparation, two pairs of Greek vehicle registration plates, two UHF radio transceivers and a Greek passport.<\/p>\n Authorities also found that the 49-year-old Turkish national, who remains in custody, faces a Red Notice from Interpol Turkey.<\/p>\n According to the police statement, Turkish authorities are seeking him to serve a prison sentence of more than 10 years for repeated fraud involving information systems, banks or credit institutions.<\/p>\n The two arrested men were brought before the competent prosecutor.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n