Over 15 tons of adulterated olive oil were seized by the Greek police in an operation conducted at Menemeni, near Thessaloniki, which also led to the arrest of 5 people. A real gang, according to investigators, which adulterated sunflower seed oil to resell it as “extra virgin olive oil”.
'the operation led to the identification of the illegal production plant and the temporary storage areas for the goods intended for sale. A the head of the criminal organization is a 55 year old and he had been arrested last February in Alexandria, Egypt for the same crime and later released. In addition to him, his wife was also handcuffed, while his son and another member of the organization are wanted.
The charges against them range from adulteration, to the use of counterfeit brands, to forming an organization to commit a crime.
