Several articles in the Bulgarian press about a police action in Roma settlements in Greece against the “copper mafia”, which steals and trades metals on the black market. According to the police, these are usually Roma gangs, and the target of their raids are copper cables and railway tracks. Catalytic converters are also removed from the cars, which are then sold on the black market for between 400 and 900 euros. The more expensive ones are stolen to order from illegal car repair shops.

Among the people arrested there were Greeks, Bulgarians, and Romanians.

• Акции в ромски гета в Гърция срещу “медната мафия”. In: Dnes. 21.10.2024. https://www.dnes.bg/notifikacii/2024/10/21/akcii-v-romski-geta-v-gyrciia-sreshtu-mednata-mafiia.624107
• Гърция удари “медната мафия” в ромските гета – има задържани български граждани. In: Klub Z. 21.10.2024. https://clubz.bg/154918
• Акции срещу “медната мафия” в ромски гета в Гърция. In: Pik. 21.10.2024. https://pik.bg/акции-срещу-медната-мафия-в-ромски-гета-в-гърция-news1251731.html