An overnight operation uncovered contraband at Agios Stefanos Prison in Patras as questions mount over eight inmate deaths within the last two months.

Nearly 200 officers carried out coordinated raids across the island as part of a long-running investigation into alleged drug trafficking networks, while authorities also examine information linked to livestock declarations and subsidy inspections

Police say the group intimidated farmers, destroyed property and allegedly secured more than €586,000 in fraudulent EU subsidies, while damages to agricultural land exceeded €200,000

The investigation is centered on the village of Vorizia, and includes allegations of property takeovers, crop destruction and subsidy fraud

Authorities seize weapons and phones in targeted searches following the killing of an inmate, as investigators probe possible links inside the facility

The Hellenic Police will train undercover officers, build shell companies, while protecting 61 informants in a high-stakes bid to dismantle Greece’s criminal networks

As reported by 'To Vima' and 'Ta Nea', police correspondent Vasilis Lampropoulos, the leak occurred on Tuesday morning on a police news website.