Greek police dismantles gang responsible for series of armed robberies
Greek police announced on Wednesday they dismantled a gang that had fired with Kalashnikovs against policemen last July in Oinofyta, a village north of Athens.
The gang has also committed a series of armed robberies in houses, stores and companies around Greece.
The gang consists of six Albanians, aged 20, 24 and 26, three of which have been arrested, while the other three are still at large.
On July 2nd, 2014, the gang committed two consecutive armed robberies against a food manufacturer and a scrap company in the area of Thiva, in central Greece.
They were spotted by a crime prevention police unit and tried to escape by shooting seven times with Kalashnikovs against policemen, without injuring anyone.
While still on the run, the gang stormed into another company in the area and stole a car which they used to escape.
Five days later, the same men robbed two jewelry stores in the area of Tyrnavos, in Thessaly, central Greece, wearing hoods and wielding Kalashnikovs. They removed jewelry and other objects of great value.
From April to September 2014, the gang also committed four armed robberies in houses in the Athenian suburb of Nea Smyrni, in the seaside resort of Porto Germeno and Halkoutsi and in the region of Thesprotia, in western Greece.
Police investigation revealed they were also behind a series of house robberies and car thefts in other parts of Greece.
There is also a pending arrest warrant for the 24-year-old by the prosecutor of Chios Island, in eastern Greece.
All three men were sent to the prosecutor in Athens while police continue to investigate their possible involvement in other similar punishable acts.
