A 66-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man, who are related, were arrested in Zephyri after police found a large quantity of stolen property in their possession.

They are facing charges including theft through distraction, receiving and disposing of proceeds of crime, violations of weapons legislation, and breaches of personal data laws. The case file also includes accomplices who are currently being sought by authorities.

According to police, at around midday on Thursday (June 25), accomplices of the suspects posed as employees of an electricity supply company and stole jewelry, cash, and a mobile phone from a woman in the area of Vari.

Officers from the Vari–Voula–Vouliagmeni Crime Investigation Department were informed and launched a preliminary investigation. With the assistance of the OPKE special police unit, they located the suspects at premises in Zephyri that housed a clothing and convenience store as well as an illegal pawnshop.

Investigators noted that the suspects had taken extensive security measures, including installing surveillance cameras connected to a recording system.

Searches carried out at the premises and on the suspects led to the seizure of:

• a large quantity of gold items and jewelry,
• €27,030 in cash,
• US$1,100 in cash,
• ammunition,
• an identity card that had been reported lost,
• a recording device along with two security cameras.

Part of the seized jewelry has already been returned to the victim. The two suspects were brought before the competent public prosecutor.