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In a chilling twist straight out of a crime drama, a 41-year-old man managed to name his alleged killer just moments before dying from a gunshot wound to the head in a vineyard in Rafina, a semi-urban area east of Athens.
The victim, of Albanian origin, had been missing since Wednesday after making a desperate phone call to his wife. In the call, he said he had been shot and named a 50-year-old fellow Albanian, also known to authorities for drug-related activity, as the gunman.
His wife alerted police, sparking an urgent search. Just after 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, officers discovered the man's bloodied mobile phone in a vineyard. A few meters away, they found his body.
Sources say the victim had previously come under police scrutiny for alleged involvement in drug cases. Investigators believe this killing may be part of a drug-related dispute, a deadly score-settling common in the world of narcotics trafficking.
The suspect named by the victim is now being sought by Greek authorities, as police work to piece together what happened in the hours leading up to the fatal shooting. The vineyard has been sealed off as forensic experts scour the area for clues.
