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From Parmalat to the Mafia’s pizza empire: The scandals that shook the global food industry

Recent allegations involving Greek food chains Pizza Fan and To Horiatiko revive memories of some of the biggest corporate fraud cases in history, from Italy's €14bn Parmalat collapse to the Mafia's billion-dollar pizza network in the United States

Eight substances found in George Mazonakis’s blood, including cocaine, family-appointed expert says

Toxicological tests identified eight substances in the late Greek singer’s blood, protothema.gr discovered, with propofol, midazolam and flumazenil among the most significant findings

Two arrests for drug trafficking in Omonia and Metaxourgeio – The suspects were using an abandoned building as a hideout

The arrests took place following coordinated operations

Presley Gerber, son of Cindy Crawford, dies at 27

Presley Gerber was found dead at a rehabilitation facility – He had worked as a model like his mother and sister, Kaia – He had previously spoken openly about the mental health and substance use issues he was facing

Kypseli murder case exposes cracks in Greece’s child protection system as 45 children remain stuck in hospitals

Greece's welfare system is buckling under the weight of children parked in paediatric hospitals for months or years, as both Kypseli parents now face murder charges over their baby found frozen inside their home

TV presenter sentenced to death in Egypt over major drugs case

Egypt's Grand Mufti was consulted before the ruling, a legal requirement in capital cases, and the defendants retain the right to appeal, after raids reportedly uncovered drug labs and unlicensed firearms at the group's properties

German woman claims baby found frozen in Kypseli is her own

Her lawyer insists no murder charge has yet been filed, as neighbours describe filth and locked doors at the family's former flat, while forensic examiners found the nine-month-old boy suffered at least 10 stab wounds

A 42-year-old Turkish woman was arrested in Thessaloniki- An Interpol Red Notice had been issued for her

The 42-year-old was wanted by Turkish authorities for offenses related to the production and trafficking of drugs

Suspected gangster behind Kushner’s Albania land deal is facing drug charges

Albanian prosecutors have frozen the funds Artur Shehu received for disputed land near Zvërnec as cocaine trafficking charges emerge, while thousands of protesters call for Prime Minister Edi Rama to abandon the $5 billion venture

Crew member among three arrested in Heraklion after 4.5 kilos of cannabis found in ferry bag

Coast Guard officers spotted a 24-year-old man disembarking with a travel bag full of marijuana – Drugs, cash, and weapons were seized

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