Judo champ’s million mystery

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A well-known judo champion, who was not named, was arrested aft constabulary recovered €1.15 cardinal successful currency successful supermarket bags successful his car, prompting an probe by the Anti‑Narcotics Unit and the Organized Crime Directorate into the money’s origin. 

Officers stopped him precocious Wednesday connected the Athens-Corinth road adjacent Kiato, where the currency was discovered successful the trunk and seized.

He told authorities helium had traveled from Veria to present the wealth to a fruit‑trading businessman successful the Peloponnese, besides a erstwhile wrestling athlete, claiming the sum came from strawberry sales.

A lawsuit record was opened for wealth laundering and tax evasion.