Seven people were brought before the Piraeus prosecutor today for alleged involvement of the unprecedented bust of 2.12 tons of heroin transfered to Greece on Thursday. The heroin was supposed to be moved to Europe via Belgium.

Meeting the prosecutor were five members of “Noor One”, the tanker which transported 2.12 tons of heroin. The other two suspects include a 41-year-old Turkish nationaln with a Belgian passport and a 53-year-old woman managing the tanker. They all face charges of setting up a criminal organization and possesion and trafficking of drugs.

A total of 16 people have been arrested for involvement in the case. The parties arrested are meeting with prosecutors in three groups with today’s meeting being the last of the three.

Yesterday, another three men involved in the case were remanded in custody. These are a 32-year-old Greek, a 47-year-old Iranian and an Indian crew member of the small tanker.

The Greek refused he had any prior knowledge of the cargo he was carrying, rejecting any alleged involvement whatsoever in the drugs trafficking case. He actually attributed his entanglement in it, to purely coincidental circumstances.

The Iranian, who seems to hold a key role in the case, claimed in his testimony that he, also, was not aware of the cargo the ship was carrying and that he only needed the money because of his four kids and his destitution. The Indian crew member also refused any knowledge of the cargo, claiming he thought the small tanker was headed to Greece for repairs.

Three more persons were taken to a Piraeus prosecutor, facing charges of fuel smuggling, due to 18 tonnes of diesel found in the tanker which could not be justified by any transaction documents. All three remain in custody and will be led anew to the Piraeus courts on Thursday, this time facing charges of drugs trafficking.

The authorities have already pumped out of the seized tanker the smuggled diesel and will be looking for any hidden vaults inside the ship’s eight tanks, in search of more heroin that might have been stashed there.