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- Criminal lawyer found dead in Athens office – authorities investigate criminal act
- Drug network dismantled in Mykonos – 9 arrests, 'pink cocaine' and ecstasy seized
- Murder on Syros: The 42-year-old went in disguise to frighten the accused
- OPEKEPE: 19 convicted for illegal subsidies – sentences up to two years
- Heraklion: 44-year-old posed as police officer during taverna check – three arrested
- Two arrests for cannabis in Agios Nikolaos and Kantano-Selino
- Arrest of 53-year-old man for drugs in the municipality of Kantanos Selinou, Chania
- Kipseli: Parents deny murder – 'Being a bad parent is different from being a child killer'
- Infant murder in Kypseli: Shocking statements and the 43-year-old's past
- Shooting of 30-year-old in Dendropoíamo, Thessaloniki – Perpetrators sought
- Arrest of 66-year-old man with outstanding 120-year sentences in Lamia
- Murder of Evangelia on Syros: "He slaughtered my child" — father speaks
- SYRIZA on EYP prosecution in Predator case: "Some crimes cannot be covered up"
- Murder of lifeguard on Syros: New evidence links 42-year-old to earlier burglary attempt
- Rescuer murdered on Syros: "My child slaughtered him" — new details emerge on earlier break-in
- OPEKEPE: 19 convicted for subsidy fraud by producers from Crete – sentences up to 2 years
- OPEKEPE: 19 convicted of subsidy fraud with false land-area declarations
- Murder of infant in Kypséli: The dark past of 43-year-old man – he held German woman hostage
- Arvanitis on new prosecution of EYP official: "The truth about Predator will not be buried"
- Release of 'Violanta' owner: lawyers pledge support for families
- EYP official files complaint over Predator wiretapping — SYRIZA demands accountability
- Kypséli: Wednesday for statements on frozen infant – 38-year-old invokes psychiatric illness
- Turkish wanted man for fraud and drugs arrested in Thessaloniki
- Two swimmers dead in Nea Stira and Rhodes – 43 migrants on Gavdos, arrest of 14-year-old smuggler
- Infant murder in Kypseli: 18 knife wounds and three unprotected children
- Arrest of 66-year-old man in Lamia with 120-year prison sentences for fraud and forgery
- Violanta: Families of five victims lodge appeal against owner Tziortziotis's release
- Convictions for OPEKEPE fraud: 19 Cretan producers with false land declarations
- Infant murder in Kypseli: Couple questioned over 18 stab wounds – Syphilis in three children
- Sexual abuse of twins in Rhodes: 52-year-old Belarusian woman referred to Mixed Jury Court
- Smuggler arrested in Symi, drugs in Poros and dead swimmer in Chios
- 38-year-old taxi driver arrested in Athens: extorted 600 euros from tourists
- 62-year-old arrested in Heraklion for cultivating 3.5-metre cannabis plants
- Arrest of Sokpa in the Occupied Territories: 43-year-old Russian Suspect in Zambuni Murder
- 62-year-old arrested in Heraklion for cultivating 3.5-metre cannabis crop
- Arrest of "Chinese" suspect in occupied territories for Zambuni murder – extradition pending
- Katerini: Arrest for cultivating ten cannabis plants in house
- 48-year-old arrested in Philothei for homicide in Tirana in 2006
- 17 drug arrests in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace over one week
- Car rental company in Western Greece operating 132 dormant vehicles – fine of €1.32 million
- Attack on MEGA news crew in Chalkidiki: microphone and journalist's mobile phone smashed
- Six fires in Sindos: 59-year-old appears before examining magistrate in Thessaloniki
- Sindos: 59-year-old arsonist referred to trial for six fires
- Facebook fraud using University of Thessaly logo — over 50 targeted
- Drug arrests in Thessaloniki – 1.68 kilograms of cannabis seized
- Arrest of forensic pathologist-toxicologist in Chania: statements from Police Officers' Union
- Greek Customs: Seizures of drugs, weapons, cash and parrots at customs in first half of 2026
- Tax Authority: Millions of smuggled cigarettes, drugs and €2 million in undeclared cash at customs
- Customs Authority: Seizures of Millions of Euros, 528 Weapons and Drugs at Airports and Borders
- AADE: Weapons, drugs and parrots in customs checks January–June
- Customs 2026: seizures of €2 million, drugs, parrots and fossil
- Egyptian arrested with hand grenade in Athens
- Knife attack at the Acropolis: 60-year-old knifed American tourist couple
- Fourth arrest over arson in Thessaloniki
- EPPO: Charges brought against 22 people for agricultural subsidy fraud in Greece
- OPEKEPE case: European Public Prosecutor's Office refers 4 MPs for misdemeanours – 9 acquitted
- European Public Prosecutor's Office: Criminal proceedings against MPs and officials over OPEKEPE scandal
- Fourth arrest in arson case with victim Vagia Nestora
- Fourth person arrested in connection with murder of Vagia Nestora in Thessaloniki
- VAT fraud network: Two businessmen and two accountants arrested