Major operation against TV piracy: Panicked users throw out illegal boxes to avoid arrest

While we are already in the first half of 2024, there have been 5 major police operations against TV piracy, 6 arrests across the territory

New extensive police operation against her TV piracy took place in the previous days in Cretein the context of the effort made to crack down on the illegal use of pirated subscriptions resulting in lost government revenues of many million euros. The operation coordinated by Directorate of Electronic Crime Prosecution her of Athensresulted in the identification of many individuals involved in illegal activities TV piracy.

According to information from skai, the authorities raided several homes and businesses in various areas of the island, locating and seizing illegal digital media and other equipment used to receive and rebroadcast pirated TV channels, as well as a digital client list with names and addresses of end users users. This action caused many ordinary users to throw the illegal boxes in the trash, fearing that arrests will follow, as was done in previous weeks in searches of the homes of ordinary end users in Thessaloniki. It is noted that while we are already in the first half of 2024, 5 major police operations against TV piracy have been carried out, 6 arrests have been made throughout the territory and at the same time dozens of cases have been tried, with many years of imprisonment for those involved.

According to market sources, the impact of this operation reflects the growing fight against piracy and illegal use of intellectual property in Greece. The authorities have repeatedly underlined the seriousness of the problem and their commitment to fight this serious form of crime. The illegal financial benefits found in all of these police operations against TV piracy are remarkable. There is a lot of money laundering, buying and selling of movable and immovable property, virtual businesses and intense parallel criminality.