Inmate jailed for drugs found trafficking cocaine and cannabis inside Stavraki Prison, Ioannina
He had hidden dozens of packets in a common area of the prison
Over 120,000 arrested for various offenses in 2024 – Foreigners make up 55% of prison inmates
73,479 Greek nationals and 57,150 foreigners were arrested in 2024 for various offenses – More than 16,000 (!) of those arrested were between 12–18 years old – The percentage of foreign inmates in Greek prisons remains steady at around 55% – Detailed tables from the Hellenic Police (EL.AS.)
Spyros Velentzas: The “Sakaflias” of the Greek Mafia passes away in a U.S. prison
Unrepentant until the end, the 90-year-old “voνός” and “king” of Astoria, who controlled the Greek mafia for 30 years—his life and career as the Greek “Don,” friends with the “boss of bosses” John Gotti, who served a life sentence for murder, usury, and extortion
