Greek, US security officials discuss joint drugs action

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Greek and American information officials agreed connected Wednesday to deepen bilateral practice successful combating cause trafficking, pursuing a gathering astatine the Ministry of Citizen Protection headquarters.

Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis met with Greek-American officials John Gountanis and Nicholas Kikis of the US Department of Homeland Security. Greek Police Chief Dimitris Mallios and the caput of Greece’s fiscal crimes unit, Fotis Douitsis, besides attended.

Among the agreements reached, American officials from US Customs and Border Protection are expected to instrumentality to Athens International Airport. A three-member team antecedently stationed there was recalled during the Biden administration; the Trump medication sought its reinstatement.

US officials made wide that dismantling cause networks – peculiarly those linked to Colombian cocaine cartels – remains a top priority. They urged Greek instrumentality enforcement to follow much assertive strategies against narcotics trafficking and warned that fentanyl, which has devastated communities crossed the United States, is expected to σύντομα flood European markets arsenic well.

Officials besides discussed a planned visit by President Donald Trump to Greece and information matters related to the larboard of Piraeus. The gathering reaffirmed the Visa Waiver Program, which allows Greek citizens to travel freely to the United States, arsenic a cardinal pillar of the bilateral relationship.