The clerics, among eight arrested in a major trafficking ring bust, stored drugs inside a church in the Athens suburb of Liosia.

Police seized 1 ton, 161 kilos, and 161 grams of raw cannabis and 1,640 cannabis plants, with an estimated illegal value of €8 million.

Greek police have dismantled a large criminal network in Crete involved in drugs, weapons, extortion, and money laundering. Among those implicated is a senior cleric, while profits exceeded €1 million from thousands of narcotics transactions

Greek police intercepted 271 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a container at Thessaloniki port, leading to multiple arrests in a coordinated operation against an international drug trafficking network

During the search at his home in Palaio Faliro, another man—who was temporarily staying there—reportedly reportedly tried to flush 153 grams of cocaine down the toilet

Inside the house, police discovered 49.5 grams of heroin, a precision scale, and €452 in cash, which authorities believe were proceeds from drug sales

Bank accounts opened after a prosecutor's order showed transactions involving more than five million euros

The eleven detainees have been formally charged in connection with the possession of illegal substances and weapons

Authorities believe the ring aimed not only to supply the local market but also to distribute cocaine to other European countries

Well-known British-Azeri DJ Mikaela among the suspects jailed after the Dec. police raid

The suspects are linked to the alleged importation of 34kg of methamphetamine into Sydney