ERTnews has obtained photographic evidence documenting the activities of the criminal organisation behind the ‘Choriatiko’ bakeries.
Last July, the 57-year-old leader sat at the same table at a well-known restaurant on Rhodes with the ‘front man’ for his businesses on the island and the manager of the establishment.
According to the case file, they spoke for a long time, seated at a table in the restaurant, on which there were correspondence folders, although it was not possible to establish what they contained.
The other two photographs show close associates of the 57-year-old businessman, who is being held on remand, with local figures in Rhodes. Evidence of their possible involvement in the network will be assessed during the investigation.
Hundreds of photographs from the 118 days of surveillance of members of the gang run by ‘Mr Choriatiko’ are included in the voluminous case file, which runs to more than 4,000 pages.
Physical surveillance by officers of the Hellenic Police Sub-Directorate for Combating the Trafficking and Trade of Persons and Goods began on 21 May and ended on 15 September 2026.
The surveillance records clearly show efforts to conceal evidence and ‘moves’, which began last May on the instructions of the 57-year-old leader, after a uniformed officer alerted him to police investigations into his business activities.
The 57-year-old leader was arrested at the last minute in Ioannina, as he was planning to travel via Albania to Dubai to avoid arrest.