Two arrested on separate checks in Agrinio with cannabis
Police in Agrinio arrested a man on the evening of 8 November 2026 with a small packet of cannabis and a woman on the morning of 7 November on the Antirrio–Agrinio national road with 6.4 grams of cannabis. Both carried metal grinders with cannabis residue, and all the cannabis was seized.
Police in Agrinio arrested two people on separate checks for breaching the drug
legislation.[1]
On the evening of Sunday 8 November 2026, officers of the OPKE unit of the
Agrinio crime investigation directorate arrested a man in Agrinio.[1][2][3][4][5]A search
found a packet with a small quantity of cannabis and a metal grinder with
cannabis residue on him, and both were seized.[1][2][3]
On the morning of Saturday 7 November 2026, officers of the anti-drug section of
the same directorate arrested a woman on the Antirrio–Agrinio national road.[1][3][4][5]A search found 6.4 grams of cannabis and a metal grinder with cannabis
residue on her, and they were seized.[1][3][5]The OPKE is the Greek police’s Crime
Prevention and Suppression Group, a rapid-response unit.[1]
ΑΙΧΜΗ describes the checks as part of police controls in the wider Agrinio area.[4]
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