Four active police officers and another four individuals were arrested by members of Greek Police’s (EL.AS) internal affairs division on Friday on charges of drug dealing, running a criminal enterprise and money laundering involving up to five million euros at first glance.

An investigation into the two main suspects, one serving in the greater Athens area and the other assigned on the holiday island of Mykonos, commenced after separate complaints were filed against them, with one of the two, in fact, having served in a major crimes unit, dubbed the “Greek FBI“.

Bank accounts opened after a prosecutor’s order showed transactions involving more than five million euros, which authorities consider as the illicit proceeds for wholesale drug dealing.

An indictment contains the names of a total of 13 suspects.

Members of the alleged drug trafficking ring communicated only via apps (Signal, Viber) and duly deleted all messages afterwards.