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Police successful Greece person raided aggregate homes successful Athens and detained dozens of suspects successful a crackdown connected shot unit that led to nan decease of a constabulary serviceman successful December.
Police serviceman Giorgos Lyggeridis, 31, died connected Dec. 27 aft being deed by a flare during unit betwixt rival fans astatine a volleyball crippled successful Athens.
GREEK POLICE OFFICER BUSTED ON DUTY WITH 225 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA
Greek constabulary main Dimitris Mallios said 60 group were arrested by Monday afternoon, successful an cognition that started precocious Sunday.
Mallios said nan arrests followed an investigation carried retired nether "high secrecy" complete nan past 4 months that confirmed links betwixt sports unit and organized crime.
Police successful Greece person detained dozens of suspects successful a crackdown connected shot violence. (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
"Evidence emerged astir a criminal organization, consisting of 158 people, that since 2019 astatine slightest carried retired criminal acts" successful nan greater Athens region and nan cities of Volos and Ioannina to nan north, Mallios said.
He added 58 homes and 15 vehicles were searched successful nan crackdown, and seized items included handguns, knives, narcotics and woody clubs.
"We person an absolute committedness to conflict sports violence," nan constabulary main said.
Violent shot fans successful Greece often take lightly policed events successful different sports to face rivals.
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After nan constabulary officer's death, fans were banned from attending each top-flight shot games for 2 months while information measures were overhauled.
Match attendees must now transportation a government-issued QR codification connected their mobile telephone to summation stadium access.
