Pirro Dhima's brother arrested, suspected of supplying athletes with doping

2026-11-13 09:33:00Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Pirro Dhima's brother arrested, suspected of supplying athletes with doping

The brother of the famous athlete of Albanian origin Pirro Dhima was arrested on Friday morning in Athens.

 According to police sources, 58-year-old Odisea Dhima was arrested after quantities of stimulants, or doping, were found in his apartment and at the sports center he ran, which were given to athletes with the aim of artificially increasing their sports results.

According to the indictment, he has been carrying out this activity for more than 14 years, and has even given such subjects to his son.

 Police say that since April 2024, he had been supplying and giving banned substances to athletes. During the investigation, a case of giving a banned substance (from the WADA list) to a minor athlete during a competition was also discovered, a case for which both the coach and the athlete had previously been punished with exclusion from competitions and sporting events.

During searches in a residence and sports facilities in Attica, 871 pieces of illegal medications and doping substances (tablets and ampoules, unapproved by the National Medicines Organization and dangerous to health), 15,000 euros in cash, 17 athlete cards, handwritten notes and a mobile phone which will be verified as there are suspicions that it carries additional evidence of the illegal activity of 58-year-old Odiesa Dhima were found and seized.

The arrest was carried out by the Directorate for the Fight against Organized Crime in cooperation with the Greek Anti-Doping Organization (EOKAN) and the National Organization for Drugs (EOD). The arrested person was sent to the prosecutor's office for questioning and further for security measures in the court which is expected to decide on his detention or not.


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