Police in Volos arrested 13 members of a drug trafficking ring in a coordinated operation across Magnesia, including the man police described as its leader.[1] Fourteen people were arrested in total: the 13 alleged members and one non-member held under the procedure for offences caught in the act.[1] More than 50 officers and three police dogs took part in the operation, which began in the early hours of 11 February 2026 in areas of Magnesia.[1]

Officers searched 18 homes and seized 1,243.32 grams of raw cannabis among cocaine, heroin and 60 narcotic pills.[1] The haul also included 70,846 euros, gold coins and jewellery, three hunting guns, 852 cartridges, knives, 52 mobile phones, seven cars, eight motorcycles and nine electric scooters.[1] Police put the group’s illegal profit, including the seized drugs and the profit it expected, at 275,000 euros.[1]

Police built a case against the 13 members and two identified members who were being sought, and the file also included 11 non-members suspected of one-off dealing and 13 people who bought drugs.[1] The 14 arrested people were taken to the Volos courts under heavy guard on 12 February 2026 to appear before a prosecutor.[2]

The Volos drug squad said the group had run its hierarchical structure since at least mid-October 2025, dealing cocaine, heroin and cannabis.[1] Local reporting put the cannabis seizure at more than one kilogram and the cash at 60,000 euros.[3]