Patras Immediate Action, DIAS and crime-investigation officers arrested 12 Greek nationals, including one minor, on the evening of 3 November 2026.[1] Police filed a case against them, according to each person’s alleged role, for brawl, dangerous bodily harm and breaches of drug and weapons law.[1][2] Eight of those arrested were people who had been taken to hospital after the fight and were arrested there for brawl and dangerous bodily harm.[1][2] The four accused occupants of the car police stopped were to be taken to the Achaia first-instance prosecutor.[1][2]

Officers located a car carrying four accused and searched them, finding and seizing several items.[1] They seized one Tokarev pistol with a magazine containing five cartridges.[1][2] They seized one plastic knuckleduster imitation.[1] They seized one full-face hood.[1] They seized one helmet.[1] They also found and seized a small quantity of cannabis.[1][2]

The case began with a complaint by a schoolgirl that a group of about 15 people approached her home in Patras that evening.[1][2] The group insulted and threatened her, after which relatives and friends of the girl went to the spot after she called for help.[1] About 15 more people from the first group arrived and brawled with those already there, leaving eight people injured and taken to hospital.[1] Patras crime-investigation officers said searches were continuing to identify the other people involved.[1]