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The alleged target was reportedly a member of the Daltonlar, a Turkish criminal organisation that has split into rival factions.<\/p>\n
Authorities arrested two alleged mafia members in Palaio Faliro as they investigate cases involving extortion, assaults and individuals known by the nicknames \u201cPitbull\u201d and \u201cBulldog.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Greek broadcaster SKAI, the incident unfolded in Thessaloniki six days ago. Officers from the Northern Greece Sub-Directorate for Combating Organised Crime, acting on information from Interpol and foreign law enforcement agencies, arrested a 36-year-old and a 30-year-old man in the area of Sykies.<\/p>\n
The two men allegedly had responsibility for transporting and delivering weapons to individuals who were expected to carry out the assassination.<\/p>\n
Police located the suspects as they left a ground-floor storage facility. One carried a paper package while the other held a blue bag.<\/p>\n
Inside, officers found a Yugoslav-made military firearm fitted with a precision telescopic sight, a Uzi-type submachine gun, radios and ammunition.<\/p>\n
Weapons allegedly linked to prison inmate<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n The 36-year-old reportedly told investigators that an unidentified person handed him the weapons on September 10 in the Evkarpia area.<\/p>\n He allegedly collected them on behalf of a 49-year-old Turkish national currently held at Korydallos Prison in Athens.<\/p>\n According to his account, the weapons were destined for a member of the Daltonlar organisation.<\/p>\n Despite the intelligence about a planned assassination and the weapons seized during the operation, authorities released both suspects.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n