I brands and emblems of famous companies in the world of motors, applied on narcotics to indicate their quality.
It is the system, which served above all to build customer loyalty, discovered by the Reggio Emilia police in the anti-drug operation launched at Super Car, a garage on the outskirts of the industrial area of Mancasale, near the Mediopadana high-speed train station. A blitz that led to the seizure of 221 kilos of hashish, four of cocaine and one of marijuana.
In addition, 29 thousand euros in cash were found, which investigators believed to be the proceeds of the illicit activity, and small gold bars of 25 grams each. Three people ended up in handcuffs: the Moroccan business owner, with no criminal record and legal in the area, along with two Italian employees residing in Castelnovo Sotto, in the Lower Reggio Emilia area.
All are in prison and will have to answer before the judge for the charge of possession of drugs for the purpose of dealing. The drugs were found hidden in various places in the warehouse, from false ceilings to machines under repair to seat covers. A traffic stopped that the Reggio Emilia police headquarters has defined as historic and that opens up new investigative scenarios for the city of Reggio.
“It is unlikely that the local market could absorb such a significant quantity,” said the head of the mobile squad, Guglielmo Battisti, at a press conference. “We believe that Reggio is not only a drug dealing hub, but has also become a transit point for drugs.
The seizure involves different types of substances, so it was not a single block that just arrived. The level of dealing has increased, as demonstrated by the fact that the owner of the garage had no criminal record. Furthermore, in the last month, it is the second business in the sector that we discovered was used as a drug warehouse". The investigations, coordinated by the prosecutor Laura Galli, will continue to reconstruct the channels of origin
Article published on 24 April 2019 - 18:41
