Authorities investigate the death of a foreign detainee after a reported medical episode inside police holding cells, raising questions over the handling of his condition.

A 44-year-old man was found fatally shot inside a livestock facility in southern Greece, as authorities detain multiple individuals and intensify efforts to identify the suspect and uncover the circumstances behind the killing.

A man reportedly in psychological distress caused alarm outside a hospital in western Athens when he brandished an air gun after being unable to access psychiatric services, prompting an immediate police intervention with no injuries reported

According to the report, aired on Mega Channel's Live News program, members of this gang appear to have expanded activities to the greater Athens area from Thessaloniki

Authorities seized dozens of Molotov cocktails, flares and firecrackers during targeted operations aimed at preventing dangerous incidents near churches and crowded areas.

Drivers and commuters were advised to stay clear of the square and follow official updates for safety information.

Financial crime investigators carried out coordinated searches in Athens and Thessaloniki as part of an ongoing probe involving GSEE head Giannis Panagopoulos and companies linked to him

Greek police dealt a major blow to a criminal network involved in forging and trafficking documents and facilitating the stay of undocumented migrants in “safe houses” in the Athens area, authorities said. The network was dismantled following coordinated police operations carried out on March 22 and 23, 2026, by the Athens Sub-Directorate for Combating and […]

Charges for drug and weapons offences were filed against the identified occupant of the apartment. A separate individual was arrested on an outstanding warrant for robbery and drug-related offences

A 35-year-old man attacked two officers during an involuntary hospitalization procedure, leaving one injured; authorities have launched a manhunt in the area

Authorities dismantle a criminal network defrauding social security and the state, implicating public figures, models, and social media personalities

Two men were arrested after authorities uncovered a large-scale operation distributing illicit tobacco products, with significant financial losses estimated for the state

A police officer faces charges for negligent homicide and dangerous driving after a collision killed a 63-year-old motorcyclist in central Athens, prompting calls for justice from the victim’s family

A 50-year-old man has been arrested in the northern Athens suburb of Kifissia after police discovered ten amphora fragments at his residence dating from the Hellenistic period through to modern times, authorities announced. Officers from the Kifissia Criminal Investigation Department raided the property on March 14 following a tip-off. The search yielded ten underwater amphora […]

Greek police on Monday, March 16, 2026, arrested a Greek national for possession and trafficking of a large quantity of drugs in the regional unit of Thesprotia in the Epirus region. In detail, officers of the Narcotics Division of the Sub-directorate for Prosecution and Detection of Crimes detected 55 packages of unprocessed cannabis in a […]

Former Golden Dawn lawmaker Eleni Zaroulia turned herself in to police in Athens after an appeals court sentenced her to five years in prison for membership in the criminal organization.

A 48-year-old Sudanese man, recently released from prison, was arrested outside Greece’s Athens police headquarters while threatening with two live grenades, raising questions about their origin and security protocols in high-risk public areas

The suspect was identified as a Sudanese man, 48, who may be homeless; he had threatened to blow himself up

Six suspects have been arrested in Greece after a criminal group impersonated utility company staff and accountants, defrauding citizens of more than €280,000 through elaborate phone scams and home visits

The suspects are accused of calling dozens and possibly hundreds of potential victims across Greece on a daily basis