Authorities have solved a bank burglary in Kifisia that took place during Easter 2008 using the “rififi” method.

According to the investigation, unknown perpetrators broke into the bank by forcing open a window and used the “rififi” technique to access the main vault and safe deposit boxes, stealing money and valuables worth over €4,000,000.

As part of the renewed investigation, forensic evidence from the crime scene was reanalyzed. Through cross-border cooperation and comparison with databases of countries implementing the Prüm Decisions, a foreign national was identified as a suspect in the case.

The suspect, a 53-year-old man, is currently incarcerated in France and has also been investigated by authorities in Germany and Kosovo for similar offenses.

Further comparative analyses conducted by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations confirmed his involvement in an attempted bank burglary in Attica in 2009, as well as the theft of a safe and an ATM burglary from a supermarket in Crete in 2010.

The case file has been submitted to the relevant prosecuting authority, while the investigation continues to determine whether he was involved in other similar incidents.