The Hellenic Police Are Sweeping the Center of Athens: The Plan for "Chain Gangs", Thefts and Drugs

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Area mapping, drones, DIAS teams and special patrols in the fight against petty crime

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Special operational plans have been implemented by the General Police Directorate of Attica.

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It includes mapping of the areas of Athens, flexible intervention teams, as well as interactive relationship and communication with professionals at the center and use of drones.

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The Hellenic Police is implementing a constantly adapting operational plan in the center of Athens to address chain snatching, theft, drug trafficking and other forms of crime. The plan includes foot and vehicle patrols, DI.AS. and OPKE teams, drones, area mapping and cooperation with professionals, while data records hundreds of arrests in 2025 and 2026.

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The recent incidents of chains being snatched from the necks of unsuspecting women in the center of Athens, as well as the almost immediate arrest of the perpetrators, have brought to the surface the issue of policing the center of Athens, with all the peculiarities that this entails. According to information from competent police sources, the arrests of the “chain snatchers” shortly after or […]

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Increased policing measures in the center of Athens after the chain snatchings, with perpetrators arrested thanks to special operational plans, flexible teams, close cooperation with professionals and the use of drones to prevent petty crime.