See in which Roma camps 300 policemen will enter – The plan of the ELAS for the hot spots of illegality

New program “ENTOS” focuses connected Roma settlements with precocious transgression rates — 300 officers deployed

Greek constabulary person begun entering identified high-crime areas since aboriginal November, focusing connected Roma camps and settlements crossed the state wherever transgression enactment remains persistently high.

The plan, codenamed “ENTOS” (“Inside”), was designed by the Hellenic Police (EL.AS.) to fortify ongoing patrols and operations that person intensified implicit the past year. Its extremity is to found a permanent constabulary presence in these areas to combat organized and mundane transgression much effectively.

The archetypal signifier of the programme includes over 300 officers—100 successful Attica and the remainder successful selected regions nationwide—deployed based connected elaborate transgression mapping and consultations betwixt the Ministry of Citizen Protection and section authorities.

Mediators to Build Trust with Roma Communities

Once the teams are stationed successful settlements, the constabulary unit volition beryllium reinforced with 50 mediators — sociologists and psychologists — who volition enactment arsenic liaisons betwixt Roma communities and the authorities. They volition beryllium hired done a nationalist contention arsenic specialized staff.

Their mission: to build bridges with law-abiding Roma residents, foster cooperation, and supply invaluable quality connected transgression groups and organized activity. Thirty of the 100 officers successful Attica volition travel from the Hellenic Police’s organized transgression unit, often called the “Greek FBI.”

Areas Under Focus

1. West Attica – 100 officers
Operations volition absorption connected known hotspots specified arsenic Acharnes (Avliza and Agia Sotira), Ano Liosia, Zefyri, Aspropyrgos (Nea Zoi and Neoktista), and Vlycho successful Megara.
Units volition besides beryllium contiguous successful Gerakas and Koupi, Koropi, wherever fraud involving staged car accidents has been a increasing issue.

2. Corinthia – 50 officers
New teams volition beryllium stationed successful Examilia and Zeugolatio, with enhanced patrols and upgraded investigative capabilities.

3. Argolida – 30 officers
The absorption volition beryllium connected Nea Kios, an country plagued by reckless driving incidents involving Roma residents. A peculiar task portion volition show roadworthy information and transgression prevention.

4. Laconia
Operations volition ore connected the colony of Evrotas.

5. Achaia
Teams volition people the municipality of Western Achaia, wherever Roma groups are reportedly progressive successful trafficking counterfeit goods.

6. Messinia
New constabulary units volition beryllium established successful Kalamata, Messini, and Filiatra, focusing connected Roma settlements.

7. Boeotia
One squad volition run successful Pyri adjacent Thebes, an country with predominant robberies and roadworthy incidents, portion different volition screen Haravgi, Chalkida.

8. Imathia – 25 officers
Police beingness volition beryllium strengthened successful Alexandria and Potismeno, complementing existing forces successful Dendropotamos (Thessaloniki), Drosero (Xanthi), and Sofades (Karditsa).

A 2nd signifier volition widen to areas with little but inactive important transgression levels, specified arsenic Heraklia (Serres), Tyrnavos, and Farsala.

Focus connected West Attica

West Attica remains the apical priority. According to ministry officials, Roma communities determination person agelong operated nether conditions of lawlessness, with full settlements functioning arsenic bases and harmless havens for transgression networks.

Family ties wrong these groups are strong, and adjacent children are often progressive successful trafficking oregon theft to evade harsher penalties. Officials picture cases successful Acharnes, wherever minors are utilized arsenic couriers successful cause distribution, with dealers hiding narcotics successful fields and advertizing them done coded messages.

Organized Crime Data

Between October 2024 and October 2025, EL.AS. Conducted 65 large investigations into superior and organized transgression involving Roma suspects:

• 279 individuals charged, 227 arrested, and 84 detained.
• Crimes included drug and arms trafficking, expansive theft, forgery, and fraud.
• 29 suspects were members of organized groups impersonating civilian servants oregon repair workers to perpetrate scams.

A Strategy of Dialogue and Cooperation

Officials accent that the imperishable constabulary beingness is not intended arsenic a repressive measure, but arsenic a means to guarantee information portion promoting dialog and practice with law-abiding Roma.

To this end, connection committees volition beryllium formed, including representatives from section authorities and assemblage leaders, to physique trust and transparency.

Officers assigned to the programme volition person peculiar grooming connected Roma civilization and assemblage engagement, each patrol actions volition beryllium recorded via body cameras, and efforts volition beryllium made to support a disposable but non-militarized presence.