Naples, approximately 800 kg of copper recovered and over 1 ton of exhausted batteries.
165 people checked, 2 of whom were investigated, 780 kg of Copper and 1.020 kg of exhausted batteries recovered in the operation “Red Gold” ordered yesterday on a national scale by the Railway Police Service to combat the phenomenon of copper thefts in the railway sector, and implemented by the Railway Police Department with administrative and accounting checks at 28 companies involved in the disposal, collection and transport of ferrous materials and scrap throughout the regional territory.
In the province of Naples, during checks inside a warehouse in the Grumo Nevano area, 780 kg of copper cables belonging to FS Italiane were found. The copper was seized pending the decisions of the Judicial Authority.
In another deposit, 1.020 kg of spent batteries were found in Sant'Anastasia. The material was seized and the administrator was reported for illegal waste management and receiving stolen goods.
Finally, in Aversa a man was reported for aggravated theft because, in the previous days, he had been responsible for the theft of copper cables kept inside the Frattamaggiore station.
Contursi – A theft of copper cables and other strategic materials has paralyzed the technological systems, including lighting, of the Serralunga tunnel along the A2 "Mediterranean" motorway. The tunnel, located between the Campagna and Contursi junctions in the province of Salerno, is now at risk due to an act of vandalism that has compromised the…
Casavatore, copper theft emergency: 43-year-old arrested. Caught stealing electrical cables from an abandoned school. CASAVATORE – Schools continue to be targeted by thieves, even those no longer in use. Overnight, Carabinieri from the Casavatore station arrested Antonio Barbato, 43, already known to law enforcement, who was caught stealing cables…
Naples, they stole copper from the railways and resold it to shipyards in the North: 7 arrests
This morning, the State Police, acting on behalf of the Naples District Anti-Mafia Directorate (DDA), executed a precautionary measure issued by the preliminary investigations judge of the Court of Naples against seven individuals held responsible for criminal conspiracy, illegal trafficking of metal waste, and laundering large quantities of copper. The operation, the result of…
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