Thessaloniki Shooting: Turkish “Daltons” Gang Behind Attack on Greek Intelligence Agents

Greek authorities person confirmed that members of the notorious Turkish transgression pack known arsenic the “Daltons” were down Tuesday’s equipped onslaught connected National Intelligence Service (EYP) agents successful Thermi, a suburb of Thessaloniki. This improvement comes 1 time aft archetypal reports of the shooting shocked the nation.

According to constabulary sources cited successful VIMA and TA NEA, the 3 individuals progressive successful the shooting person been identified and linked to the gang’s convulsive operational arm. The “Daltons” are reportedly nether the bid of Baris Boyun, a ruthless Turkish mafia person presently successful custody successful Italy.

While a manhunt launched instantly aft the onslaught led to the arrests of six Turkish nationals — 5 successful Thessaloniki and 1 successful Komotini — Greek constabulary person not yet confirmed if those detained were straight progressive successful the shooting. The suspects arrested successful Thessaloniki were recovered successful possession of narcotics, portion the idiosyncratic apprehended successful Komotini faces weapons charges.

The onslaught unfolded rapidly conscionable earlier 4 p.m. connected Tuesday. A metallic conveyance believed to beryllium to members of the Turkish underworld was driving done Thermi. EYP agents, who had been discreetly tailing the suspects arsenic portion of an ongoing surveillance operation, kept a harmless distance.

The confrontation occurred astatine a state station, wherever 1 of the suspects reportedly spotted the agents. Without hesitation, helium drew a 9mm handgun and fired 3 shots successful their direction, ignoring the imaginable information to civilians nearby. A section nonmigratory described proceeding 4 gunshots portion waiting for her granddaughter to instrumentality from school. “At first, I thought idiosyncratic was firing into the air, arsenic we sometimes hear,” she said.

The suspects rapidly fled the country successful their vehicle, heading toward the Agia Paraskevi area. No injuries were reported successful the attack.

Authorities are investigating the anticipation that the gunmen whitethorn not person realised they were being monitored by quality officers, alternatively mistaking them for rival pack members.

Turkish Organised Crime connected Greek Soil

This latest onslaught underscores the increasing footprint of Turkish organised transgression successful Greece. Security sources estimation that astir 20 Turkish gangs presently run wrong Greek borders, often clashing violently implicit territory and influence. These turf wars person led to a bid of brutal incidents successful caller years, prompting intensified efforts by Greek authorities.

The Hellenic Police, successful coordination with EYP and successful practice with Turkish instrumentality enforcement, has truthful acold conducted 20 targeted operations, resulting successful astir 60 arrests and 100 detentions. Officials judge arsenic galore arsenic 200 Turkish nationals are progressive successful gang-related enactment crossed Greece.

As the probe into the Thermi shooting continues, authorities stay connected precocious alert, moving to dismantle these transnational transgression networks and forestall further escalation.

(Source: To Vima)