Greek ‘FBI’ clamps down on organized crime with 2,000 arrests as traffic blitz expands

Greece’s newly formed Organized Crime Unit, dubbed the “Greek FBI,” has secured more than 2,000 arrests and 700 remand detentions in its first 18 months, according to Public Order Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis. Defending the specialized unit during a Skai radio interview, Mr. Chrysochoidis said that the service has delivered vital results for national security and the economy.  He stressed the necessity of shielding the institution from political turnover, warning that strategic security se...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA