Police seize hazardous Covid supplies in Athens warehouse raids
Police have seized thousands of Covid-19 self-test kits and millions of medical masks deemed hazardous to public health during raids on warehouses in Athens, as shown in a video released on Friday. Two suspects have been apprehended in connection with the case, according to police.
In operations conducted at warehouses in central Athens and Aspropyrgos on Wednesday, authorities confiscated 351,000 home Covid tests and 2,500,000 medical masks with tampered production and expiration dates.
The altered medical supplies have a total value of 1,601,000 euros, according to authorities’ assessments.
The National Organization for Medicines (EOF) underscores the peril posed by medical products with tampered production and expiration dates, deeming them unsafe for human use.
