Cocaine trial defense claims key witness framed drug lord in conspiracy plot

Defense lawyer Christos Poutziouris launched a fierce cross-examination against state witness Yiannis Andreou, also known as Maronas, during the trial of George Christodoulou-Zavrantonas regarding a 15-kilogram cocaine trafficking case.

Pououtziouris repeatedly asserted that Andreou acted out of dark motives when providing testimony against his client. The defense argued that Andreou was an active drug dealer and gambler who devised a plan to escape conviction by framing Zavrantonas for the...