New revelations are coming to light regarding the activities and reactions of members of the criminal organization that was trafficking illegal fuel. This case was solved by members of the “Greek FBI,” which, as evident from conversations between organization members, has begun to strike fear into the hearts of lawbreakers.
In conversations obtained by parapolitika.gr, the communication methods between organization leaders become apparent, showing how they tried to detect any police movements, and even how to handle complaints from their customers, who appear to possibly be their friends as well.
Profits exceeding 3 million euros for the illegal fuel trafficking organization
The organization is estimated to have deceived at least 30,000 drivers, extracted profits exceeding 3,000,000 euros, while causing damages of 1.5 million euros to the Greek state. According to police sources, they trafficked approximately 1.5 million liters of adulterated fuel, and it appears they also adulterated heating oil, causing serious damage to apartment building heating systems.
In three consecutive conversations, organization members appear to be trying to collect and destroy anything that could be incriminating. It seems they have begun to realize that various points of their operations are experiencing successive raids under the direction of DAOE departments and units, the “Greek FBI.” The panic is evident:
Member 1: Mrs. E… please call me on VIBER, wait leave it, leave it, I’m coming there, don’t worry, I’m coming
Member 2: Hey man
Member 1: Has anyone come?
Member 2: I told the other one to collect what she needed and she put it in the car and left
Member 1: What?
Member 2: The damn woman
Member 1: What did she do?
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Member 1: There are some license plates down in the garage, tell me calmly, relax, what happened?
Member 2: I told the other one to help me collect the papers to clean up
Member 1: Yes
Member 2: She took her own stuff, went to the car, got in and left
Member 1: Why? She abandoned you?
Member 2: Yes
Member 1: Fire that woman
Member 2: That woman, that [expletive]
Member 1: Fire her, listen to me carefully, stay calm and open the garage downstairs for me, I’m coming to get cars and leave, I’ll take you with me, just open the garage for me, stay calm don’t worry, they’re not coming for this, they’re coming for other things
Member 2: Okay bye
Member 1: You calm down, calm down, do whatever you need to do calmly, come on
Member 2: Bye.
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Member 1: Hey K…
Member 2: D… did Mrs. E… ask you to help her and you abandoned her and left?
Member 1: My child, what could I help with, get up and leave, collect everything and leave now she tells me
Member 2: Just hang up
Member 1: And hang up on her.
In this conversation, one of the organization’s leading members, having learned that someone in his circle has been raided by police, calls him to learn details. At the same time, however, he seems to be “fishing” for information to understand what the police might know about the organization’s activities:
Friend: Hello there
Boss: What happened?
Friend: They left, damn it
Boss: Were there fifteen people?
Friend: Yes
Boss: Yes, what did they want?
Friend: They wanted to screw me
Boss: They didn’t find, they didn’t find anything?
Friend: Some junk, an old tanker truck I had abandoned here for ten years where you couldn’t see the frame, they took my M5 which is a conversion, my own car, they told me, an old BMW that’s a conversion
Boss: Why did they take it?
Friend: Because he says its parts might not be right, to check it, they took a motorcycle from one of my assistants that they say doesn’t look right
Boss: I see
Friend: A gypsy YARIS, they took five-six cars, five-six vehicles
Boss: And where are they taking them?
Friend: How would I know, they’re taking them to put them at… there for him to see
Boss: I see
Friend: It’s FBI after all, it was FBI
Boss: We’ll find out later, let me tell you
Friend: Yes
Boss: Did they tell you anything about another matter?
Friend: Nothing nothing nothing, someone made a complaint they told me, now at the end the guys who were somewhat calm, that
Boss: Were there so many people?
Friend: There were yes and they went to the yard with my godfather too, another bunch, thirty people total, four cars at mine and four cars there they hit
Boss: Damn, I see
Friend: Okay all good, my godfather had nothing fortunately, not that the man does anything wrong, he had nothing
Boss: Yes
Friend: All good, I told you what they found here, what they took which is junk now okay whatever
Boss: And where did they load them, did they load them?
Friend: Three-four they loaded, the tanker they took by road, it started up and they left
Boss: Damn, on a crane?
Friend: Yes
Boss: And did they call you to go?
Friend: No they told me we’ll call you
Boss: I see, okay whatever
Friend: We don’t discuss this, boss
Boss: So be careful
Friend: Okay
Boss: Alright, talk to you later
Friend: If you find out anything call me
Boss: I’ll definitely call you
Friend: Call me so I can come talk face to face, wherever you are I’ll come
Boss: Okay brother
Friend: Done, kisses boss.
In another conversation, two organization members arrange a meeting to do work at an “installation.” According to police sources, the “installation” appears to be the tank storage facility for illegal fuel in the greater Athens area. Distribution to gas stations was conducted from there:
Member 1: Bro?
Member 2: Hey K…
Member 1: What’s up man, the roof isn’t working, where are you bro?
Member 2: Good morning
Member 1: Good morning my buddy, T… is calling me, I’m coming to pick you up
Member 2: What did he tell you?
Member 1: We’re going to the shop where Tarzan was, to get some sleeves and we’re going straight to the installation he says, I’m coming to pick you up, get dressed, I got in the car
Member 2: Okay
Member 1: Bye, bye, get dressed, get dressed my brother, don’t be late please.
In another conversation, an organization member receives complaints from a customer, with whom they possibly have friendly relations. Of course, the customer complains because the heating oil proves to have “oils” in it and causes damage to the heater.
Member: Hello
Customer: Hey you, did you give me crappy oil again?
Member: It’s clean
Customer: What clean, I have a problem again today
Member: What do you mean problem
Customer: What’s going to happen now friend, will I pay the price again?
Member: Leave it, I’m coming, I’ll come
Customer: What should I do now? Tell me what to do now?
Member: What do you mean black?
Customer: Hey friend, the heater is turning off
Member: Come on
Customer: The oil, the heater technician came and tells me the oil is terrible
Member: It’s clean, like the other time
Customer: Friend, I won’t call you unless there’s a problem
Member: It’s not tampered with, it’s clean
Customer: I’m telling you what happened now and what are you telling me now
Member: Tell him, because you’re such and you pay, tell him, tell the guy, what I told you in person, it’s dark clean
Customer: Friend, we took out the oil, it has problems, what’s going to happen now?
Member: What can I do? This is the oil I have, wait
Customer: Friend, when you bring clean oil I don’t have problems, now it has problems
Member: It’s clean, wait, should I come change it?
Customer: Yes friend, since I have a problem, should I clean tanks again and such things, pay so much money, no
Member: No it doesn’t need that, I’ll take it out just like that and put the other one in
Customer: Come on, what time will you come?
Member: Well I don’t have the truck now, around eight or nine?
Customer: Fine I’ll wait for you, come on, bye
Member: Don’t, listen? Listen to me
Customer: Come on
Member: And don’t tell me too much from here, tell him, this is dark, clean, I’m telling you this
Customer: My boy, I
Member: To raise the pressure a bit
Customer: I, you know, the first time I didn’t tell you anything, even though it wasn’t my fault, now I won’t accept suffering the same damage again, cleaning tanks, paying the
Member: No, you won’t clean it, I’ll take out such but
Customer: Mm
Member: It’s not that, tell him, it’s clean, tell him dark
Customer: Friend
Member: Tell him
Customer: The heater technician saw it, it’s terrible, there’s oil inside
Member: There’s no oil
Customer: What can I tell you, that’s what he told me, that’s what I’m telling you, the heater doesn’t work with this oil
Member: Anyway I’ll take it out, about where it is and I’ll put the same for you, okay? Come on
Customer: Come on, come on, I’m waiting for you, bye
Member: Don’t worry
Customer: Come on, come on, bye
Member: Come on BYE, bye.
