22 Turks involved in criminal gang activity were arrested

She said in a statement: “During police operations in Attica and Thessaloniki to dismantle criminal gangs consisting of Turkish citizens, 10 Turkish citizens and one Lebanese citizen were arrested and 12 other Turkish citizens were detained. A pistol with a 12-round magazine, an air rifle and marijuana were found.

Police operations against the “Turkish mafia” began in late 2024 after a man was killed in the center of the capital, Athens, and two others in the coastal area of ​​Glyfada, south of the capital. On December 11, 8 Turkish citizens were arrested, 8 others were detained, and 49 weapons were confiscated.

According to Greek media estimates, more than 10 Turkish citizens have been killed in Greece since September 2023 as part of an ongoing confrontation between rival Turkish mafia groups, and the latest victims were 3 men of Kurdish origin in Glyfada, two of whom were fatally wounded.

25 bullet casings were found at the site of the armed attack.