He hid a pistol with 10 rounds of ammunition in a bus seat in Thessaloniki

A 39-year-old man, who was arrested last night, in downtown Thessaloniki.

According to the police, the 39-year-old, an Albanian national, boarded a bus on Mitropoleos Street in an attempt to evade a police check. During the check, he allegedly resisted the police officers, who discovered the weapon carefully hidden where he was sitting.

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The investigation also revealed that the 39-year-old was in the country illegally.

The man was arrested by officers from the Thessaloniki Rapid Response Unit.

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Source: APE-MPE