Greek police have arrested eight individuals, including four police officers and four Albanian nationals, as part of a criminal group allegedly involved in drug trafficking on the island of Mykonos. One additional suspect remains at large. The group is accused of reselling seized drugs and collaborating to provide information on police checks.
Inside the Criminal Network
Investigations revealed links between the arrested officers and members of the Greek mafia, whom they allegedly informed about upcoming police operations.
The alleged leader of the criminal group is a 42-year-old Greek police officer, who had been suspended since January 14, 2025, for defrauding a former partner in October 2024. His “right-hand man” was a 31-year-old police officer serving at the Acropolis Police Station. This officer had previously worked in the Southeast Athens Narcotics Department, where he is suspected of diverting confiscated narcotics and distributing them for sale through the network.
Other police collaborators included a 35-year-old Chief of Police from the Mykonos Police Sub-Directorate and a 43-year-old Chief of Police assigned to the Acharnes Police Department. The civilian associates of the group include a 43-year-old wanted individual, a 24-year-old Albanian national, his 29-year-old sister (who is the partner of the group’s leader), and two other individuals from Albania. The same case file also implicates 13 other people, including a Chief of Police serving in the Pydna-Kolindros Police Department, who was previously at the Mykonos Police Sub-Directorate during the investigation period.
Among those investigated are three individuals with serious criminal records, whose names were also included in a major file investigating the murders of four members of the Greek cigarette mafia led by the highly sought-after “Entik,” who is reportedly hiding in Dubai.
Investigation Uncovers Financial Irregularities and Mafia Links
The 42-year-old police officer was initially arrested on October 23, 2024, for repeated fraud against his former partner. At that time, his mobile phone was confiscated. Police had intelligence suggesting his leadership role in a drug trafficking ring in Mykonos and beyond. The declassification of his communications revealed his involvement in drug trafficking and the formation of a criminal organization with the other suspects. Concurrently, his contacts with individuals linked to Greek mafia activities came to light, in the context of informing them about future police checks and other operations. Many of his communications with the 31-year-old police officer were uncovered, and surveillance recordings revealed an agreement between them for a drug deal involving both.
The police officer allegedly informed the 42-year-old about his departure from the Narcotics Law Enforcement Department and his ability to divert narcotics.
€5 Million Discovered in Bank Accounts
Authorities identified bank transactions between the two police officers who played a key role in the network. Nearly €5 million was found in the bank accounts of the 42-year-old officer and his Albanian partner. The 29-year-old Albanian woman’s brother is also suspected of being involved, allegedly transporting and channeling the seized drugs.
Members of the organization communicated exclusively through online applications. The police “mastermind” of the network is also suspected of involvement in other illegal activities, such as informing businessmen about police controls.
