{"id":5856,"date":"2025-04-02T02:13:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T02:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/02\/athens-crete-drug-gang-dismantled\/"},"modified":"2025-04-02T02:13:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T02:13:19","slug":"athens-crete-drug-gang-dismantled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/02\/athens-crete-drug-gang-dismantled\/","title":{"rendered":"Athens, Crete drug gang dismantled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1265874\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/narkotika-1-1-320x200.jpg?v=1743533474\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/narkotika-1-1.jpg?v=1743533473\" alt=\"Athens, Crete drug gang dismantled\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/narkotika-1-1-960x600.jpg?v=1743533474\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[Hellenic Police]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Authorities have dismantled a criminal organization involved in cultivating hydroponic cannabis and distributing significant quantities of cocaine and unprocessed cannabis across Attica and Crete.<\/p>\n<p>Seven individuals were arrested following coordinated operations by the Organized Crime Division and the Narcotics Subdivision. Investigations revealed that the group had established a fully equipped hydroponic cannabis cultivation lab in Attica, with over 1,000 cannabis plants seized.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, 1,765 grams of cocaine were discovered hidden in a vehicle near the port of Souda in Hania. Authorities estimate the organization\u2019s illicit profits would have exceeded \u20ac1 million.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects face charges including drug trafficking and participation in a criminal organization.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/news\/1265874\/athens-crete-drug-gang-dismantled\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Hellenic Police] Authorities have dismantled a criminal organization involved in cultivating hydroponic cannabis and distributing significant quantities of cocaine and unprocessed cannabis across Attica and Crete. Seven individuals were arrested following coordinated operations by the Organized Crime Division and the Narcotics Subdivision. 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