Most of the 22 people arrested during the police operation in Zografu student residences. It all began on Monday in the strictest secrecy with raids on the homes of suspects, and yesterday morning escalated into a police search of her student dorm. Campus.

In fact, during the raid, a non-police member of the Athens Sub-Directorate of Security shot and wounded a 30-year-old Albanian citizen, a central figure in the investigation, in the legs. Four arrest warrants were pending against him for robbery, theft and human trafficking, according to police sources. drugs. He lived with his wife in the fireplace room he occupied. ” universities this is for students. The houses are designed to fulfill the Greek family’s dream of equal opportunities for their children in the field of education. It is not for known criminals and criminals,” Citizens Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos said in a written statement after the investigation was completed.

This was reported to “K” by a senior security officer. that the investigation began about two months ago on complaints from students and representatives of the administration. According to preliminary information, the perpetrators of the armed robberies use student hostels either as a base or as a shelter. The complaint was forwarded to the Athens security sub-directorate, and the police services proceeded to decrypt the suspects’ mobile phones. During approximately two months of follow-up, a total of 22 individuals were identified, which appeared to comprise three different subgroups.

The incident of a 30-year-old bandit with a police officer during a search of houses where 22 people were detained.

Among the actions attributed to them is the armed robbery of a supermarket on Gunari Street in Glyfada at noon on 29 July. Then four men in helmets entered the store and emptied the cash registers at gunpoint. They fled in a stolen car driven by their accomplice, which was found abandoned on the side of Vouliagmeni Avenue.

Shortly after the first robbery, the same criminals robbed a branch of a supermarket chain on Amphiteas Avenue. However, during their escape, they were pursued by police officers and two of the four perpetrators were arrested with weapons and money from the robbery. The police attribute to the defendants an active role in drug trafficking, but do not provide details.

The raid on the university campus took place yesterday at 6 am, involving the Security Police, the Office for Foreigners, the Crime Prevention and Control Unit (OPKE) and the Special Counter-Terrorism Unit (EKAM). Of the 22 arrested, nine were in student dormitories, which were used not only as shelters, but also as temporary housing. According to official information, a police officer shot and killed a 30-year-old Albanian citizen when he threatened her with a screwdriver. According to one version, he noticed her when he left the scene after feeling unwell. Other sources of information claim that he was threatened while he was guarding the already arrested partner of a 30-year-old man.

There’s a probationary constable among the defendants. From the records of telephone conversations of the suspects, it turned out that he was passing information to one of the detained foreigners, with whom he kept in touch.