Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07ATHENS596
2007-03-21 15:53:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Athens
Cable title:
2006: END USE MONITORING REPORT FOR GREECE
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UNCLAS ATHENS 000596
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SNAR AFIN GR
SUBJECT: 2006: END USE MONITORING REPORT FOR GREECE
REF: A. A. 06 SECSTATE 201368
B. B. SECSTATE 33008
UNCLAS ATHENS 000596
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SNAR AFIN GR
SUBJECT: 2006: END USE MONITORING REPORT FOR GREECE
REF: A. A. 06 SECSTATE 201368
B. B. SECSTATE 33008
1. Following is Athens' submission for the CY-2006 End Use
Monitoring Report keyed to Ref A request.
2. Resources: A five-meter long, shallow-draft riverboat
was provided to the Greek National Police in 1996. The
riverboat is used by the National Police Counternarcotics
Unit in Alexandroupolis.
3. Procedures: Embassy law enforcement officials are in
regular contact with the Alexandroupolis Unit, which has
reported that the riverboat continues to be utilized for
patrol and drug interdiction efforts. In 2004, Embassy DEA
agents traveled to Alexandroupolis to coordinate with the
unit, and Greek officials freely provided access to the boat
for an on-site inspection.
4. Status: The riverboat was used by the National Police
Counternarcotics Unit in Alexandroupolis for patrolling the
Evros River and the border between Greece and Turkey, a
crossing point for traffickers in narcotics and illegal
immigrant smugglers.
5. Problems: Embassy law enforcement officials report that
the boat is well maintained by the National Police.
6. Impact: Greece is part of the traditional "Balkan Route"
for drugs flowing from drug-producing countries in the east
to drug-consuming countries in Western Europe. Investigations
initiated by the DEA and its Hellenic counterparts suggest
that a dramatic rise has occurred in the number and size of
drug trafficking organizations operating in Greece. Having
a police boat on patrol in the Evros deters illegal smuggling
and trafficking activities. The Greek National Police
reported that in the first six months of 2006, 52.3 kilograms
of processed hashish and 5,067 kilograms of unporcessed
hashish, 67.6 kilograms of heroin, 98.3 kilograms of
unporcessed opium, 3,269 methadone tablets, 1,137 opiate
tablets, 100,763 MDMA pills, and 14 kilograms of cocaine were
seized by authorities throughout Greece. Cooperation between
U.S. and Greek law enforcement officials is exceptionally
close and professional.
RIES
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SNAR AFIN GR
SUBJECT: 2006: END USE MONITORING REPORT FOR GREECE
REF: A. A. 06 SECSTATE 201368
B. B. SECSTATE 33008
1. Following is Athens' submission for the CY-2006 End Use
Monitoring Report keyed to Ref A request.
2. Resources: A five-meter long, shallow-draft riverboat
was provided to the Greek National Police in 1996. The
riverboat is used by the National Police Counternarcotics
Unit in Alexandroupolis.
3. Procedures: Embassy law enforcement officials are in
regular contact with the Alexandroupolis Unit, which has
reported that the riverboat continues to be utilized for
patrol and drug interdiction efforts. In 2004, Embassy DEA
agents traveled to Alexandroupolis to coordinate with the
unit, and Greek officials freely provided access to the boat
for an on-site inspection.
4. Status: The riverboat was used by the National Police
Counternarcotics Unit in Alexandroupolis for patrolling the
Evros River and the border between Greece and Turkey, a
crossing point for traffickers in narcotics and illegal
immigrant smugglers.
5. Problems: Embassy law enforcement officials report that
the boat is well maintained by the National Police.
6. Impact: Greece is part of the traditional "Balkan Route"
for drugs flowing from drug-producing countries in the east
to drug-consuming countries in Western Europe. Investigations
initiated by the DEA and its Hellenic counterparts suggest
that a dramatic rise has occurred in the number and size of
drug trafficking organizations operating in Greece. Having
a police boat on patrol in the Evros deters illegal smuggling
and trafficking activities. The Greek National Police
reported that in the first six months of 2006, 52.3 kilograms
of processed hashish and 5,067 kilograms of unporcessed
hashish, 67.6 kilograms of heroin, 98.3 kilograms of
unporcessed opium, 3,269 methadone tablets, 1,137 opiate
tablets, 100,763 MDMA pills, and 14 kilograms of cocaine were
seized by authorities throughout Greece. Cooperation between
U.S. and Greek law enforcement officials is exceptionally
close and professional.
RIES