THE FINAL GREEK MAFIA WAR OF THE CENTURY: PART ONE

IT'S GOING TO TAKE MANY ARTICLES TO TELL THE STORY OF THE FINAL GREEK MAFIA WAR OF THE 20TH CENTURY. SO, I DECIDED TO FIRST WRITE ABOUT THE CAST OF MAIN CHARACTERS:


VASSILIS GRIGORAKOS (FATHER OF NIKOS AND THEODOROS)
NIKOS GRIGORAKOS (OLDER BROTHER OF THEODOROS)
THEODOROS GRIGORAKOS (YOUNGER BROTHER OF NIKOS)
NIKOS YIANNOPOULOS (WAS CO-LEADER OF EXTORTION RING)
GIORGOS TSAKOYIANNIS (WAS CO-LEADER WITH NIKOS Y.)

In the late 1980's, Vassilis brought his family back from New York, where they had been living, to settle in the eastern Athens suburb of Ilioupolis. Vassilis and his eldest son Nikos initially became involved in protection rackets but soon formed a large network of people from the established gangland of Athens, active in the southern coastal suburbs. Vasisilis, reminiscent of the ancient Spartans, brought up his kids to be tough as nails and molded them into hardcore young men.

Nikos (aka Nick the Greek aka N.T.G.) was a big, bearded, burly, tough, biker-like bad ass who was known for being a one punch knock out striker and a man with nine lives. He was also known for wearing his biker jacket and jeans instead of suits and ties. He led by example and had a loyal following. He would never ask you to do something he would not do himself.

Theodoros (aka Teddy), also of a large stature, was a top martial artist who could do the splits as easy as I can sit on a chair.

Of course, they were good with all sorts of weapons as well.

In 1996, someone snitched..possibly an extortion victim but no one is for sure. It was reported a cafe owner in Ilioupolis went to the police, leading to the arrest of Nikos and Theodoros Grigorakos, Giorgos Tsakoyiannis, Nikos Yiannopoulos, Yiannis Sotiropoulos, Thanasis Billis and his brother Dimitris Billis.

In 1998, they were all back on the street and things were not the same. Basically, Tsakoyiannis and Yiannopoulos together ran the extortion racket which concentrated on nighclubs and bars in Athens. Before the arrests, the Grigorakos men worked for them. The Grigorakos family (especially Nikos) expanded their extortion territory to include such businesses as parking lots, repair shops, street vendors, etc. It came to the point where 80% of the territory came by Grigorakos hard work attaining new extortion victims. Nick had a saying, "A little from a lot of people..not a lot from a little people." He easily convinced people they could not depend on the police. "Why not pay 50 euros a week to make sure you are protected?", he would plea.

Nikos Yiannopoulos had many hard core soldiers and Giorgos Tsakoyiannis had the high level police connections. Even though the Grigorakos family had done so much for them, N.Y. and G.T. barely shared any of the spoils with the hungry Greek-Americans. So, when they did get out of jail in 1998, tension was in the air moneywise and trustwise. Nick the Greek was collecting extortion money and was not kicking it up the ladder. Whether the Americans were right or wrong, they were "steppin' on toes" left and right. The soldiers split into two camps..the Grigorakos camp and the Yiannopoulos camp. Tsakoyiannis played the neutral mediator but in reality was in the Yiannopoulos camp.

Part Two coming soon!!

HELLS ANGELS IN GREECE???

The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club has been in Athens, Greece for many years now. Also, just recently they opened a chapter in Thessaloniki, Northern Greece. There are also rumors that a new chapter will be formed as early as this summer in Hania, Crete. Exactly what they are up to in Greece is a mystery for now but of course many HAMC members all over the world are into narcotics, motorcycle theft, fraud, extortion, murder, assault, as well as many legal business' like tattoo shops, bars, motorcycle shops, etc. One thing is for sure, the powers that be in Greece have allowed the "Red & White Machine" to roll on into the country without violence. What would happen if the "Godfathers of the Night" in Greece made a move on the club in Athens or up North? Most likely clubs from all over Europe would unite to back their brothers up in Greece. Of course, there is also a small chance that Greece would be evacuated to later be re-taken by the "Brotherhood." But for now, their closest rival is probably their sworn enemies, the Mongols, far away in Italy. Check out their website at www.hells-angels.gr

BOSS OF BOSSES: TSAKOYIANNIS?

THE BOSS OF BOSSES FOR ATHENS GREECE?
GIORGOS TSAKOYIANNIS








WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT GIORGOS TSAKOYIANNIS? WE KNOW HE WON THE BIG GREEK MAFIA WAR OF THE LATE 1990'S WITH THE GRIGORAKOS FAMILY. WE KNOW HE HAS POLICE OFFICERS AS BODY GUARDS. WE KNOW HE IS NOT KNOWN FOR BEING A TOUGH GUY WITH HIS FISTS BUT INSTEAD USES HIS MIND, HIS CONTACTS, HIS INTELLIGENCE NETWORK, AND HIS HITMEN. WE KNOW HE CONTROLS THE COCAINE MARKET FROM KIFISIA ALL THE WAY TO VARKIZA (ONLY AFTER HIS SOLDIERS CUT HIS PRODUCT AND RE-BRICK IT.) WE KNOW HE LIKES TO HIRE RUSSIANS AND OTHER FOREIGNERS TO DO HIS DIRTY WORK. IN MY NEXT ARTICLE, I WILL GIVE YOU A BLOW BY BLOW OF THE WAR THAT PUT HIM ON TOP.

GREEK ORGANIZED CRIME WORLDWIDE

Welcome to my blog on Greek Organized Crime in the world. Since there is absolutely no info on Greek OC anywhere on the internet, I have decided to start here and now with this blog. What people do not know is that there are extremely powerful "Godfathers of the Night" in Greece that are just as ruthless,cunning, and that are just as connected to government officials as the Mafia lords of Italy. There are also Greek mobsters in the USA, UK, Australia, South Africa as well as other areas. You are welcomed to leave a post or email me with any info you may have on Greek Organized Crime (let's just call it GOC). I do not care if you are a police officer, gangster, geek, or freak..I want to hear what you have to say. Soon, in my next article, I will write about a man who controls the Greek cocaine market in Athens from Kiffisia all the way to Varkiza and has top cops on his payroll to watch his back and to arrest his foes. Stay tuned!!