The “Keep Solofrone Clean” operation concluded in the first months of this year, but the checks and inspections of the Coast Guard Environmental Police Unit, established at the Public Prosecutor's Office of Vallo della Lucania, in the industrial area that extends along the municipalities of Agropoli, Cicerale and Ogliastro Cilento, have not stopped.
The Chief Prosecutor, Dr. Antonio RICCI, had announced this to the journalists who attended the press conference on 24/01/2019 at the Maritime District Office of Agropoli, specifying that environmental police activities do not end with the closure of individual criminal proceedings, but it is necessary to carry out continuous screening of the territory in order to guarantee the best protection of the delicate existing environmental values.
Yesterday, precisely as part of one of the periodic checks ordered by the Prosecutor RICCI at the factories in the municipality of Ogliastro Cilento, the Coast Guard military personnel, under the command of Commander Giulio CIMMINO, together with the technical staff of ARPAC of Salerno, seized and sealed an industrial plant used for the distillation of chemical diluents used in manufacturing processes. In particular, the investigative team ascertained the deliberate release into the air of pungent and annoying fumes of liquid solvent, potentially harmful to human health.
Furthermore, the pollution had also been perceived by the surrounding population; some people told investigators that they had complained of burning eyes and swelling of the respiratory tract.
Naples: Minor arsonist arrested for revenge
In the early hours of today, Carabinieri officers from the Naples Central Company executed a community placement order against a 17-year-old Neapolitan boy, seriously suspected of attempted aggravated arson. The order was issued by the investigating judge of the Naples Juvenile Court at the request of the Naples Juvenile Prosecutor's Office. The attempted arson attack of January 12th. According to investigators' reconstruction, the young man attempted to set fire to a private home on Via Carlo De Marco on January 12th, using flammable liquid and matches. The action, captured by surveillance cameras, allowed the judicial police to locate and identify the alleged perpetrator. Investigations and technical findings. The testimonies gathered and the house searches mandated by the judicial authorities also proved crucial in determining responsibility. Technical investigations conducted at the scene, jointly by Carabinieri and firefighters, also confirmed the fire's high rate of propagation and the resulting dangerousness of the act. The motive: retaliation for the "baretti" attack. Investigative findings suggest the attack may have been retaliation for the attempted murder of…
Naples: A "burned" heart transplant: Fico orders an inspection at Monaldi Hospital.
Naples - "On behalf of myself and the entire Regional Council, I wish to express my deepest sympathy to the family of the child hospitalized at Monaldi Hospital. These are hours of great apprehension and suffering." With these words, the President of Campania, Roberto Fico, breaks the silence on the tragic case of the young patient involved in a heart transplant gone wrong. Inspection begins. Faced with the gravity of what has happened, Fico has decided to take a hard line. "Considering the extreme gravity of the situation that has emerged," the governor explains in a statement, "I have ordered the activation of the inspection and fact-finding powers provided for by the General Directorate for Health Protection of the Campania Region." A call for transparency. The Campania president does not mince his words: "This is a very serious and painful matter that must be fully investigated. We need total and absolute clarity on what happened and to ascertain all responsibility, with the utmost transparency and determination." The inspection, requested at the highest institutional level, aims to reconstruct every step of the story and shed light on any negligence. The case, destined to…
Anti-drug raid in Brusciano: 21 kilos of narcotics seized from "219 houses"
Brusciano was thoroughly searched by Carabinieri from the local station, who conducted a wide-ranging search of the "219" public housing complex on Via De Filippo. During searches of the homes and common areas, officers found 14 kilos of marijuana in a condominium space, hidden in 13 vacuum-packed bags concealed inside a cavity in the wall. Along with the concealed substance, they also found 109 doses of the same drug, pre-packaged and ready for retail sale. Hashish in blocks and doses: another seven kilos seized. The seizure didn't stop there. During the operations, the Carabinieri discovered another 7 kilos of hashish, divided into 44 blocks and 229 doses ready for sale. Overall, the operation led to the seizure of over 21 kilos of narcotics. Ammunition was also found: four bullets and cartridges. Not only drugs: ammunition was also seized. The officers found four 7,65-caliber bullets and four 20-gauge cartridges, which are now being examined by investigators. Searches at the "219" complex will continue in the coming days, as part of...
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