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Two coast guard officers arrested on suspicion of contraband cigarettes smuggling

Two coast guard officers were arrested in the Peloponnese on Friday on suspicion of being part of a criminal gang, which they helped smuggle contraband cigarettes.

The two officers work at the coast guard station in Gytheio and have have been suspended pending an investigation.

They also faced a magistrate on the same day to hear the charges against them.

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