{"id":2353,"date":"2026-04-24T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=2353"},"modified":"2026-04-24T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:00:00","slug":"kiato-judo-champion-arrested-e1-15-million-found-in-bags-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=2353","title":{"rendered":"Kiato: judo champion arrested, \u20ac1.15 million found in bags (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The amount was found in a vehicle on the Athens-Corinthos road.<\/b>Free on parole, authorities are considering three scenarios.<\/p>\n

The authorities’ “microscope” is on the case of the discovery of 1,150,000 euros in cash, <\/b>found in bags in the trunk<\/b>vehicle of a known judo champion,<\/b> during a check <\/b>on the Athens-Corinth national road, at the height of Kiatos<\/b>. <\/p>\n

The athlete was arrested<\/b>, taken to the GADA and then released, while the origin of the money<\/b> is being investigated.<\/p>\n

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The incident occurred on the evening of Tuesday 22 April,<\/b> when police officers proceeded to check a vehicle on the Athens-Corinthos highway, near Kiato.<\/p>\n

According to information, supermarket bags<\/b> containing a total of 1,150,000 euros in cash were found in the trunk.<\/p>\n

The athlete’s version<\/h3>\n

The athlete was arrested and taken to the GADA, where throughout the night he was examined by members of the Directorate for the Suppression of Organized Crime.<\/b><\/p>\n

<\/b>According to the same sources, he appeared calm<\/b> and gave his own version of the origin of the money.<\/p>\n

As he claimed: “I collected this money from various businessmen<\/b> in Attica<\/b> and transferred it to another businessman<\/b> in the Peloponnese<\/b>.”<\/p>\n

This statement is a key piece of evidence being evaluated by the authorities as part of the investigation<\/b>.<\/p>\n

The scenarios being examined<\/h3>\n

The relevant authorities are focusing on three main possibilities: whether the money came from criminal activity,<\/b> whether it is a case of money laundering or whether it is linked to extensive tax evasion<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Despite the fact that the champion<\/b> has not been a concern to the authorities to date and hasa clean criminal record,<\/b> he is now being asked to document the origin of this substantial sum.<\/p>\n

Free on conditions – investigations continue<\/h3>\n

He was provisionally released<\/b> on condition that he remains available to the authorities and is expected to be called again to provide the necessary evidence andlegal documents<\/b> justifying the money.<\/p>\n

At the same time, investigations are being extended to the identity of the businessman in the Peloponnese,<\/b> whom the athlete indicated as the final recipient<\/b> of the money, in order to determine whether it is a legitimate transaction or if it is linked to a wider circuit<\/b>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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