Four Israelis arrested after illegal drugs found on party boat near Greek island

Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Crime in IsraelFour Israelis were among eight foreign nationals arrested after Greek authorities found cocaine, MDMA, cannabis, pills, and cash aboard a catamaran near Lefkada.Follow us on GoogleCash, passports, suspected drugs, and electronic devices seized by the Hellenic Coast Guard during a raid on a catamaran near the Greek island of Lefkada.(photo credit: Hellenic Coast Guard website)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFJULY 29, 2026 01:37Four Israelis were arrested for drug possession aboard a boat in Greece alongside four other foreign nationals on Thursday morning, Israeli media reported on Tuesday.The eight suspects were taken into custody by the Greek Coast Guard on a private catamaran at the port of Perigiali, on the Greek island of Lefkada.Authorities suspected that the group had been participating in a drug party aboard the vessel, according to reports.One Turkish citizen, one Italian citizen, one Spanish citizen, and one Latvian citizen were among the arrested.The suspects allegedly violated Greek Law 4139/2013 on addictive substances, the Hellenic Coast Guard said in a statement. The law sets the national penalties for drug trafficking and possession, along with regulating medical cannabis.A Hellenic Coast Guard vessel supported by a patrol boat conducts Search and Rescue (SAR) operation in search of the migrants missing following a shipwreck, off Lesbos Island. (credit: REUTERS/Hibai Arbide Aza)Greek authorities seize drugs, cash, paraphernalia from British-flagged boatDuring a search of the vessel, Greek authorities seized approximately 56 grams of unprocessed cannabis, 10 grams of a crystalline substance described in the statement as methamphetamine, MDMA, 13 ecstasy tablets, and nylon packages containing 8.1 grams of cocaine.Authorities also found plates containing cannabis residue, two plastic cannabis grinders, 12 unidentified blue pills, and banknotes bearing traces of cocaine.In addition, officers confiscated €7,000, NIS 3,240, $563, eight mobile phones, two tablets, and a laptop computer.The Lefkada Port Authority, which is conducting the preliminary investigation, confiscated all the items found during the search, as well as the British-flagged catamaran.The suspects’ names have not yet been made public. The four Israelis were described in media reports as businesspeople, including one individual reportedly connected to an Israeli coffee shop chain.Follow us on Google