The notorious Cretan “Escobar” who was concerned in main drug instances has handed away and had been launched from jail because of a severe well being downside that was bothering him.
His son was additionally concerned in his affairs, who’s in custody and needed to take a brief depart of absence with a purpose to attend his father’s funeral underneath guard. In truth, the data states that the funeral was not held in a closed circle however was very crowded.
The 51-year-old died in a Heraklion hospital on Saturday at midday and his funeral was held on Sunday, Could 19, 2024 in a village within the wider space of Messara. After the funeral, his son, who’s in momentary custody for the well-known case with the package deal from the Netherlands, returned to jail.
The deceased had been launched from jail in June 2023, as he then made a request for parole because of widespread most cancers. It’s recalled that he was arrested in February 2023 collectively together with his 24-year-old son and a 42-year-old girl for cocaine. After the discharge request, an order was issued by the Investigator which imposed, as an alternative of detention, restrictive circumstances.
The nickname “Escobar of Crete”
“Escobar of Crete” has been recognized to the authorities for a number of years.
The case, which was to provide him the nickname “Escobar of Crete”, befell on the finish of September 2016, when the officers of the Division of Prosecution of Organized Crime, along with their colleagues from the Prosecution of Narcotics of Heraklion, discovered her buried – after… a very long time digging – at a depth of 60 cm, in a area within the municipality of Gortyna, over 3 kg of cocaine, which was allegedly packed in an hermetic bowl.
It’s famous that the bowls additionally contained rice, so as to not get moist and destroy the narcotic substance from the washing-up liquid which had additionally been positioned, in order that it could not even be detected by sniffer canine. Along with the 50-year-old man, the Police arrested his spouse, their then minor son, and in addition the aged father of “Escobar”.
The “Escobar of Crete” couldn’t resist opulence and always uploaded pictures of his moments in ultra-luxurious inns, luxurious breakfasts by the pool and costly eating places. On the eve of his arrest, the 42-year-old was having fun with his meal at Kavouri overlooking the ocean. Earlier, as Cretalive broadcast on the time, he had stopped by for a… cappuccino from Glyfada.
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