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Vavilis caught in Italy Drug dealer with top Church links betrayed by e-mail, credit card use

A fugitive drug dealer who maintained close links with senior Greek churchmen and is believed to hold the answers regarding a series of suspected shady deals involving the scandal-ridden Church was arrested in Italy yesterday afternoon following a 10-week manhunt.
FRONT PAGE NEWS
Private funds to build new hospitals
In the latest move to get the private sector involved in public works, Health Minister Nikitas Kaklamanis said yesterday that the government was seriously considering the construction of new public hospitals with the help of private money.
Probe into killer steam irons
An investigation was launched by the government yesterday into why authorities had waited until late Wednesday before informing consumers about a brand of steam iron held responsible for the electrocution of at least two people last year.
Man held for vicious dog abuse
An Athens man has been arrested for badly mauling at least two stray dogs in separate attacks in a western suburb, police said yesterday.
Ex-chief cleared of manslaughter
An appeals court yesterday cleared a former police chief of manslaughter in relation to his personal handling of a botched hostage-release operation in which one of the hostages was fatally injured.
Tippex scam disguised Easter meat’s origins
A plan to sell over 2 million tons of goat and lamb meat from Romania as Greek, after using tippex to disguise its place of origin, was foiled by authorities yesterday. An inspection squad from Piraeus prefecture, acting on a tip-off, raided the nearby Rendi meat market and seized some 300 carcasses which had their original ink stamps, identifying them as Romanian, covered over with white-out and blue Greek state stamps put in their place.
IN BRIEF
Protesting staff postpone to June 1 48-hour action due to start Monday : Civil Aviation Authority staff yesterday postponed until June 1 a 48-hour strike...
Hellenikon arsonists had probably vandalized road cameras, police say : Arsonists who targeted a car belonging to a Public Works Ministry employee...
Greece hinders claims, AI says : The Athens office of Amnesty International yesterday accused Greek authorities of hindering immigrants seeking asylum...
Car age limit : The government is considering setting an age limit on passenger cars...
Racers : Two men have been arrested for participating in illegal car races...
Pension talks : Economy Minister Giorgos Alogoskoufis said yesterday that he would start talks on pension reform...
Information security : Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis yesterday oversaw the signing of an agreement...
Rail link : A daily railway link between Istanbul and Thessaloniki will start operating soon...
Mafia arrest : A 56-year-old Italian, believed to be a member of the Mafia and an international drug smuggler, has been arrested...
Family affair : A 58-year-old man, his 20-year-old son and his 34-year-old daughter have been arrested...
Contraband fuel : Financial Crime Squad (SDOE) officers have confiscated a total of 86,500 liters of contraband fuel...

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EDITORIAL
Shaking up the DEKO management
 The announcement that the conservative prime minister had decided, after consultation with the responsible ministers, to juggle the management of several public enterprises (DEKO) was heartening news for the public. The news was welcome, first because even though a year has passed since New Democracy swept its Socialist predecessors out of power, there remains widespread aggravation with the public utilities.
COMMENTARY
The ghost of corruption
 It's truly amazing how the otherwise well-intentioned and honorable government of Costas Karamanlis has managed to assume the burden of the mistakes, omissions and alleged scandals of its Socialist predecessors. Instead of slamming PASOK for having squandered state funds, pundits have the conservatives under fire for revising the deficit and for being dragged into a row with the European Commission. Instead of sending the stock market robbers and contractors to court to establish whether state officials greased palms in order to obtain favorable contracts, the conservatives are now apologizing for dragging their feet on infrastructure projects.
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