24-year-old arrested in Grevena with 46kg of cannabis in boot
Police officers arrested a 24-year-old foreign national in Grevena who was transporting 40 packages of raw cannabis. The young man had entered the country illegally a few hours earlier.
Arrest with 45kg of cannabis in Grevena — the 24-year-old had illegally entered Greece
Forty packages of raw cannabis, with a total gross weight of 45 kilograms and 630 grams, were found in the boot of a car driven by a 24-year-old foreign national in Grevena, according to a statement from the Hellenic Police announced by Newsit.gr.
Police officers spotted the young man moving suspiciously in the Kastoria area and followed him to Grevena. During the subsequent search, it was established that he was transporting a suitcase and two bags containing the cannabis packages, as well as a cannabis cigarette.
The authorities also established that the 24-year-old had illegally entered the country a few hours earlier, without the necessary travel documents. He subsequently collected a car from the Kastoria area, which was already loaded with the drugs, with the intention of transporting them to the interior of the country.
A total of 40 packages of cannabis and the private vehicle used as a means of transport were confiscated. The preliminary investigation into the case was carried out by the Drug Prosecution Department of the Prosecution and Crime Investigation Directorate of Kastoria.
A criminal case file was formed against the arrested individual for drug trafficking and violation of legislation concerning foreign nationals. The 24-year-old was brought before the Chief Prosecutor of the District Court of Kastoria.
Source: Newsit.gr