The Illicit Drug Trafficking Unit, Section for Illicit Trafficking in Drugs, Weapons and Dangerous Substances of the Criminal Police Department, in cooperation and with a joint international investigation with the Drug Enforcement Administration from Thessaloniki, Republic of Greece, the US Drug Enforcement Administration – DEA and the Law Enforcement Center in Southeast Europe – SELEC, yesterday successfully carried out a joint operation on illegal cocaine trade, during which 161 kilograms of cocaine were seized in Thessaloniki.
Yesterday’s raid is a continuation of the successful action from 08 and 09.05 2023, when 105 kg of cocaine were seized in Thessaloniki and 10 people were deprived of their freedom in Greece, namely 7 citizens of the Republic of Greece and 3 citizens of the Republic of Albania, while in the Republic North Macedonia was deprived of freedom 4 people, our citizens, who are currently detained and are in the Skopje remand prison.
