A large network for the delivery of migrants and the production of counterfeit documents was dismantled in Athens

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Athens Police liquidated criminal organizationengaged smuggling of migrants and manufacturing fake documents. Four radical were detained successful the case, different 7 were detained for amerciable stay successful the country.

The cognition was carried retired Υποδιεύθυνση Δίωξης και Εξιχνίασης Εγκλημάτων Αθηνών (Athens Crime Detection Unit) with the information of an adept Europol and utilizing a mobile information investigation system.

How the strategy worked

According to the investigation, the radical organized a full-fledged concatenation of amerciable migration:

flight of migrants to countries neighboring Greece;
crossing the borderline connected foot;
transportation by autobus KTEL to Athens;
placement successful the so-called safehouse (illegal “hostels”).

After this, they prepared fake documents for further travel to the countries EU.

Factory of fakes

In 1 of the apartments successful Kallithea A full-fledged papers accumulation laboratory was discovered. Seized:

203 fake passports and visas;
matrices and papers preparations;
entry/exit stamps;
equipment: printers, laser devices, laminators;
18 mobile phones;
cash and postal items.

At the “safehouse” successful the country Moschato 7 radical without documents were found.

Cost of “service”

For the afloat bundle – transport, accommodation and fake documents – web participants received from 5.000 to 10.000 euros per person.

According to the investigation, since the opening of 2026 alone, the enactment has carried retired oregon prepared astatine slightest 203 operationswith a total income implicit 1 cardinal euros.