Detainees in case of importation of 104 kg cocaine from Ecuador to Thessaloniki previously tried to enter Hellas 5 tons of cocaine. At least that’s what it says in her case file. Narcotics Prosecutor’s Office in Thessalonikiwho dealt with this matter. In his testimony as a witness, the head of the investigating police, Sp.K. reported that the Peruvian authorities had seized 5 tons of cocaine destined for Greece. The recipient of the cargo was a company from Thessaloniki, which, according to the officer-witness, is connected with those arrested for participating in fraud.

“According to the information of foreign authorities, TGH27… and MED31…. containers containing a mixture of lead and cocaine with a total weight of 30 tons were seized in the Peruvian port of Callao. 5 tons of cocaine were recovered during the processing of this mixture. The exporting company was Construccion de Edificios… and the recipient was a company with Greek interests named T….” the police officer said in a statement. He also stated that information about the seizure of the 5-ton cargo had been passed to the Greek authorities by the German authorities. As regards the connection of the importation with the current case of 104 kg, the head of the investigation stated that at the headquarters of the company that was supposed to receive the drug shipment in Evosmos, there was a company that today appears as being involved in the recent importation of 104 kg of cocaine.

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Ten people were arrested in the May 9 case, including the alleged mastermind behind the spiral, aged 69. This is a man with a heavy criminal record, as he and his brother were accused of involvement in a series of serious cases of smuggling cigarettes and fuel in Thessaloniki and were actually sentenced to several years in prison.

Another of those arrested is of criminal interest, as it was previously determined that he was involved in suspicious military-type inflatable boats between Greece and Libya in 2020, and his cleaning company was previously under investigation as part of a preliminary investigation into the acid attack. about the trade unionist Konstantin Kuneva.

According to the indictment, the detainees were involved in the importation of drugs from Ecuador to Thessaloniki in containers with bananas. They are also believed to have hidden the drugs in a rented warehouse in the Agios Athanasios area of ​​Thessaloniki, where they were arrested. On Monday, the detainees apologized to the investigator, and after the completion of the procedure, 9 out of ten were recognized as detainees. However, in the presence of the investigator, they denied the accusations, while the alleged importer put forward through his lawyer Alexis Couy the assertion that the company was of his interests, which, according to EL.AS. participates in the introduction, “it’s perfectly legal.” “I have never entered the above warehouse (where drugs were found), which is certified by the prosecution authorities themselves. At the same time, the company D… (s.s. the company of his interests) has nothing to do with this particular warehouse, ”the 69-year-old detainee said, among other things.