Drug smuggling

03.06.2025, 17:00

Police Seize 17kg Cocaine at Athens Intl. Airport, Two Arrested

Two individuals reportedly involved in drug smuggling in Greece were arrested by law enforcement agents at the Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” on Wednesday morning. The suspects, a 30-year-old and a 28-year-old, are members of an international criminal organization involved in drug trafficking via air routes. Authorities from the Organized Crime Division’s Drug Enforcement Subdivision […]

Police Seize 17kg Cocaine at Athens Intl. Airport, Two Arrested

01.01.2025, 17:00

Assad’s Fall Upends the Middle East’s Largest Drug Empire

Captagon helped sustain the Syrian regime, and fueled war and addiction across the region

By Sune Engel Rasmussen, The Wall Street Journal

Assad’s Fall Upends the Middle East’s Largest Drug Empire

09.11.2024, 18:53

Violent Drug Gangs Bring Mayhem to Western Europe

Dutch cocaine kingpin sentenced to life in prison after deadly crime spree; ‘violence is destabilizing society’

By Sune Engel Rasmussen, The Wall Street Journal

Violent Drug Gangs Bring Mayhem to Western Europe

05.15.2024, 21:30

Turkish Fugitive Arrested in Athens

Suspect, 29, accused of being mastermind of Adana-based drug smuggling network

Turkish Fugitive Arrested in Athens